Margarosticha gaudialis
| Margarosticha gaudialis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Margarosticha |
| Species: | M. gaudialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarosticha gaudialis Hampson, 1917 | |
Margarosticha gaudialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fulvous orange, tinged with brown at the base. There is an oblique silvery band, edged with brown and a triangular silvery-white mark beyond the cell defined by rather diffused brown, as well as a silvery-white subterminal band. The hindwings are fulvous orange, with a pale base and a slightly sinuous silvery-white medial band.[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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