Tyspanodes radiata
| Tyspanodes radiata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Tyspanodes |
| Species: | T. radiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tyspanodes radiata Kenrick, 1907 | |
Tyspanodes radiata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Kenrick in 1907. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 44 mm. The forewings are grey with whitish hyaline patches and streaks. There is a dark spot at the base of the costa followed by pale orange, then a transverse narrow black band, after this a triangular white patch from the costa to the inner margin, veins 1 and 2 showing on this. Beyond is an irregular white patch. The apex is broadly dark grey. The hindwings are dark with whitish veins and an oval white patch beyond the middle.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ A list of moths of the family Pyralidae collected by A. E. Pratt in British New Guinea in 1902-3, with descriptions of new species
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