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Semniomima peruensis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ20720146 ↗
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Semniomima peruensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1967. It is found in Peru.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dull greyish brown, without any markings, except for brownish-fuscous accentuation of the veins. The hindwings are brownish fuscous, with black accentuation of the veins.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q20720146. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1967.

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This entry incorporates text from “Semniomima peruensis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.