Cirrhochrista primulina

Cirrhochrista primulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cirrhochrista
Species:
C. primulina
Binomial name
Cirrhochrista primulina
Hampson, 1919

Cirrhochrista primulina is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are white, suffused with yellow-buff. The costa is deeper yellow up to the middle and there is a dark red-brown and silvery streak beneath it. The antemedial band, medial and postmedial lines are red-brown and silvery. The hindwings are silvery white.[2]

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 325 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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