Agrotera coelatalis
| Agrotera coelatalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agrotera |
| Species: | A. coelatalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotera coelatalis (Walker, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agrotera coelatalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Borneo, Sumbawa and Sulawesi.[2]
The wings are pale yellow with two brown lines. The forewings are partly brownish along the costa with a diffuse purplish tinge in the disc and metallic-purple at the base. The hindwings are metallic-purple at the tips and a metallic-purple patch on each side of the interior angle.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Agrotera at funet
- ↑ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 17: 488
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