Agrotera leucostola

Agrotera leucostola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agrotera
Species: A. leucostola
Binomial name
Agrotera leucostola
Hampson, 1896
Synonyms
  • Leucinodella agroterodes Strand, 1918

Agrotera leucostola is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in Taiwan[1] and India (Sikkim, Assam).[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The basal inner area of the forewings is white. There are two black spots in the cell. Both the fore- and hindwings have leaden-suffused patches on the apical area.[3]

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