Maliarpha fuscicostella

(Maliarpha fuscicostella)

Description

Maliarpha fuscicostella is a species of snout moth in the genus Maliarpha. It was described by Cook in 1997, and is known from Papua New Guinea (including Bubia, the type location).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pyralidae

Genus:Maliarpha

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