Pycnarmon aripanalis

Pycnarmon aripanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[1]

Pycnarmon aripanalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pycnarmon
Species:	P. aripanalis
Binomial name
Pycnarmon aripanalis (Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
Metrea aripanalis Hampson, 1899

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are white, the forewings with a black spot at the base of the costa and a subbasal series of three spots. The antemedial line is represented by spots on the costa and the inner margin. There is a speck towards the end of the cell and a large discoidal spot. The postmedial line is sinuous and has spots on the costa and inner margin. There is a dentate subterminal line developing into a spot in the middle, as well as a terminal series of points. The hindwings have a black discoidal spot and a sinuous postmedial line, as well as a terminal series of points.^[2]