Taurometopa aryrostrota

Taurometopa aryrostrota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Taurometopa
Species: T. aryrostrota
Binomial name
Taurometopa aryrostrota
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Balaenifrons aryrostrota Hampson, 1917

Taurometopa aryrostrota is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are golden yellow with five waved crimson red bands suffused with silvery purple. The hindwings are yellow, the apical area suffused with brown.[3]

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