Metallarcha pseliota
| Metallarcha pseliota | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Metallarcha |
| Species: | M. pseliota |
| Binomial name | |
| Metallarcha pseliota Meyrick, 1887 | |
Metallarcha pseliota is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[2]
The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are white, slightly ochreous-tinged. The markings are blackish, consisting of a somewhat irregular streak along the costa from the base to four-fifths and a semi-oval spot on the inner margin at one-third, beyond which the inner margin is ochreous-yellow. There is a blackish hind-marginal band, closely approaching second line containing a submarginal series of seven round deep ochreous-yellow spots. The hindwings are ochreous-yellow with a dark fuscous irregular fascia from the apex towards two-thirds of the inner margin.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
- ↑ XII. On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific
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