Pygospila bivittalis
| Pygospila bivittalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pygospila |
| Species: | P. bivittalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pygospila bivittalis Walker, 1866 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pygospila bivittalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in India, China,[2] Indonesia (Seram, Obi), New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[3][4]
Adults are cupreous-brown, the forewings cupreous, purple-tinged, with two silvery white oblique streaks at the base, and with eight white semi-hyaline spots, of which four are subquadrate and larger than the rest. The hindwings are brown and somewhat woolly. The costal area is white.[5]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ Pygospila at funet
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ↑ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 34: 1365
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