Filodes xanthalis
| Filodes xanthalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Filodes |
| Species: | F. xanthalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Filodes xanthalis Hampson, 1898 | |
Filodes xanthalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found on New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Trobriand Islands).[1]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are orange yellow with a fuscous costal area. The terminal area is fuscous from two-thirds of the costa to the inner margin near the tornus. The hindwings have a terminal fuscous line.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 672
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