Clupeosoma metachryson
| Clupeosoma metachryson | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Clupeosoma |
| Species: | C. metachryson |
| Binomial name | |
| Clupeosoma metachryson Hampson, 1897 | |
Clupeosoma metachryson is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Fergusson Island.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are orange, suffused with fiery red scales and irrorated with black. There is an orange antemedial line, as well as an ill-defined orange postmedial line. The hindwings are orange with a broad black marginal band.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897: 218
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