Diathrausta picata
| Diathrausta picata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Diathrausta |
| Species: | D. picata |
| Binomial name | |
| Diathrausta picata (Butler, 1889) | |
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Diathrausta picata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1889.[1] It is found in the north-western Himalayas[2] and Australia.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The wings are grey, with blackish atoms. The forewings are crossed by a black stripe and there is a small pure white spot in the cell, followed by a blackish marking. There is a white band, broken in two and bounded by a white-edged undulated discal black line. The hindwings have a marking at the end of the cell, connected by a black line. There is a short irregular white band from the costa.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Diathrausta at funet
- ↑ Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 7: 94
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