Clupeosoma metachryson

Clupeosoma metachryson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Clupeosoma
Species: C. metachryson
Binomial name
Clupeosoma metachryson
Hampson, 1897

Clupeosoma metachryson is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Fergusson Island.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are orange, suffused with fiery red scales and irrorated with black. There is an orange antemedial line, as well as an ill-defined orange postmedial line. The hindwings are orange with a broad black marginal band.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897: 218


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