Calamotropha punctivenellus

Calamotropha punctivenellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Calamotropha
Species: C. punctivenellus
Binomial name
Calamotropha punctivenellus
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Crambus punctivenellus Hampson, 1896

Calamotropha punctivenellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Wingspan is 20mm. A white colored moth. Palpi fulvous at sides. Thorax and abdomen irrorated with brown. Fore wings with interspaces suffused with brown scales, leaving the base of cell and costal area white. A black spot found at origin of vein 2. An oblique medial brown striga from costa. A marginal black line somewhat maculate at the veins. Hind wings white.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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