Biology:Agrotera endoxantha

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrotera endoxantha
26-Agrotera endoxantha Hampson, 1898.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agrotera
Species:
A. endoxantha
Binomial name
Agrotera endoxantha
Hampson, 1898

Agrotera endoxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in New Guinea.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The basal area of the forewings is spotted with orange red and there are traces of a black line on the outer edge. The remainder of the wing is dull purplish. The basal area and inner area of the hindwings are pale yellow and the apical third of the wing is purplish.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved March 9, 2018.  Note: This source appears to have the year of description as 1899.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Agrotera endoxantha Hampson, 1898". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/agrotera/#endoxantha. Retrieved March 9, 2018. 
  3. Hampson, G.F. (1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 628. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen98scie#page/628/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13255492 entry