Cirrhochrista semibrunnea

Cirrhochrista semibrunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cirrhochrista
Species: C. semibrunnea
Binomial name
Cirrhochrista semibrunnea
Hampson, 1896

Cirrhochrista semibrunnea is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in Bhutan[1] and India.[2]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are brown, with a large white patch on the basal inner area, as well as a white crescent in the cell and a larger similar mark beyond the cell. There is also a quadrate apical white patch, a yellow discocellular line and a series of yellow marginal marks below the apical patch. The hindwings are white with a large brown submarginal spot and some yellow on the medial part of the margin, as well as a brown marginal line.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Cirrhochrista at funet
  3. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895: 918


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