Margarosticha argyrograpta
| Margarosticha argyrograpta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Margarosticha |
| Species: | M. argyrograpta |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarosticha argyrograpta Hampson, 1917 | |
Margarosticha argyrograpta is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917. It is found on the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow with a silvery-white subbasal patch, a silvery-white medial band, a triangular silvery-white postmedial patch, as well as a wedge-shaped silvery-white subterminal band. The hindwings are orange-yellow, with a white base and a silvery-white medial band, as well as a metallic silvery postmedial lunule.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology
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