Biology:Chalcidoptera pryeri
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Short description: Species of moth
| Chalcidoptera pryeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chalcidoptera |
| Species: | C. pryeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898
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Chalcidoptera pryeri is a moth[1] in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.[2] It is found on Borneo.[3]
The wingspan[4]is about 20 mm. The forewings are deep red with a fuscous costa and a small yellow spot in the end of the cell, as well as a large lunulate (crescent-shaped) spot beyond the cell. The costal and inner areas and the termen on the hindwings are fuscous.[5]
References
- ↑ "Moth | Definition, Characteristics, & Behavior | Britannica" (in en). 2023-10-11. https://www.britannica.com/animal/moth-insect.
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved April 4, 2018. Note: This source lists a date of 1899, but gives the same article title as below which was published November 1898.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/chalcidoptera/#pryeri. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Definition of WINGSPAN" (in en). 2023-11-07. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wingspan.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 665. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen98scie#page/665/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13461193 entry
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