Agrotera endoxantha

Agrotera endoxantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agrotera
Species: A. endoxantha
Binomial name
Agrotera endoxantha
Hampson, 1899

Agrotera endoxantha is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The basal area of the forewings is spotted with orange-red and there are traces of a black line on the outer edge. The remainder of the wing is dull purplish. The basal area and inner area of the hindwings are pale yellow and the apical third of the wing is purplish.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 628


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