Sedenia polydesma
| Sedenia polydesma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Sedenia |
| Species: | S. polydesma |
| Binomial name | |
| Sedenia polydesma Lower, 1900 | |
Sedenia polydesma is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, sprinkled with ochreous-fuscous scales, which tend to form three moderate transverse fasciae. The hindwings are light fuscous, with two darker fuscous transverse fasciae and a fine line of fuscous scales along the hindmargin.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera
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