Trigonoorda rhodea

Trigonoorda rhodea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Trigonoorda
Species: T. rhodea
Binomial name
Trigonoorda rhodea
(Lower, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Clupeosoma rhodea Lower, 1905

Trigonoorda rhodea is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland[1] and the Northern Territory.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are reddish-carmine, tinged with coppery metallic scales and with deep reddish-fuscous markings. The termen is suffused with pale fuscous-purple. The hindwings are pale yellow, suffused with reddish-carmine on the terminal third.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in October and December.

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  3. ↑ Australia, Royal Society Of South. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated), 1905


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