Taurometopa haematographa
| Taurometopa haematographa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Taurometopa |
| Species: | T. haematographa |
| Binomial name | |
| Taurometopa haematographa (Hampson, 1917) | |
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Taurometopa haematographa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917. It is found on the Solomon Islands.[1]
The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 28 mm for females. The forewings are golden yellow with five ill-defined waved crimson lines with black marks suffused with silvery scales. The hindwings are semihyaline ochreous, the terminal area suffused with brown and with a puplish crimson patch.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Novit. Zool. 24: 58
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