Cnaphalocrocis loxodesma

Cnaphalocrocis loxodesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cnaphalocrocis
Species: C. loxodesma
Binomial name
Cnaphalocrocis loxodesma
(Turner, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Marasmia loxodesma Turner, 1915

Cnaphalocrocis loxodesma is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Turner in 1915.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are whitish with some fuscous suffusion at the base and on the costal part of the disc. The lines are fuscous. The hindwings are as the forewings.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera


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