Orthaga picta

Orthaga picta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Orthaga[1]
Species: O. picta
Binomial name
Orthaga picta
(Warren, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Stericta picta Warren, 1895
  • Orthaga percnodes Turner, 1905

Orthaga picta is a species of snout moth in the genus Orthaga. It was described by Warren in 1895. It is found in Australia, including Queensland.

Adults have brown wings, with a pale patch transected by a dark line on the costa of each forewing.[2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Australian Insects


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