Cirrhochrista aurantialis

Cirrhochrista aurantialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cirrhochrista
Species: C. aurantialis
Binomial name
Cirrhochrista aurantialis
Hampson, 1919

Cirrhochrista aurantialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found on Ambon Island.[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow with silver markings. The base of the costa is streaked with silver and fuscous. The hindwings are white, but yellowish towards the outer margin.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 326


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