Archernis callixantha

Archernis callixantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Archernis
Species: A. callixantha
Binomial name
Archernis callixantha
Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
  • Chrysommatodes aereoflavalis Warren, 1896

Archernis callixantha is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded Queensland[1] and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are yellow with two incomplete zigzag lines, as well as a brown line along the costa with a brown-edged white mark halfway.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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