Catharylla bijuga

Catharylla bijuga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catharylla
Species: C. bijuga
Binomial name
Catharylla bijuga
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014

Catharylla bijuga is a moth of the Crambidae family. It occurs in lowlands in the Guianas and Brazil.

The length of the forewings is 9–10.5 mm for males and 11–15 mm for females. The forewings are snow white, with a yellow ochreous to brown costal margin, partially disrupted when meeting the transverse lines. The hindwings are snow white, the veins slightly ochreous.

Etymology

The species name refers to the bifid costal arm of the male genitalia and is derived from Latin bijugus (meaning yoked together, double).[1]

References

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