Meroctena staintonii

Meroctena staintonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Meroctena
Species: M. staintonii
Binomial name
Meroctena staintonii
Lederer, 1863
Synonyms
  • Lygropis sirioxantha Meyrick, 1886

Meroctena staintonii is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863. It is found in Indonesia (Ambon Island, Java, Borneo), Fiji[1][2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wings are yellow with a broad darker margin. The forewings are outlined with a comma shaped mark near the middle.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Meroctena at funet
  3. Afro Moths


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