Criophthona finitima

Criophthona finitima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Criophthona
Species: C. finitima
Binomial name
Criophthona finitima
Meyrick, 1884

Criophthona finitima is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1884.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are light grey, irrorated with black and suffused with darker grey towards the costa. The lines are cloudy dark grey and there is a small cloudy whitish spot on the costa and a cloudy whitish discal spot with a dark margin. The hindwings are grey, somewhat lighter towards the base. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1884 (3): 340


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