Eschata xanthocera
| Eschata xanthocera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eschata |
| Species: | E. xanthocera |
| Binomial name | |
| Eschata xanthocera Hampson, 1896 | |
Eschata xanthocera is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
Wingspan is about 38mm. Forewings with somewhat produced and acute apex. In male, antennae orange colored. Legs orange and fringed with whitish hair. Fore wings with postmedial and submarginal lines almost obsolete. Cilia white with golden tips throughout.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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