Surattha invectalis
| Surattha invectalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Surattha |
| Species: | S. invectalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Surattha invectalis (Walker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Surattha invectalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] India, Indonesia (Java), Myanmar, and Kenya.[2]
Description
Wingspan is about 22-30mm in male and 26-32mm in female. Fore wings with veins 4,5 stalked. It is a greyish ochreous moth and irrorated with fuscous. Fore wings with indistinct pale waved antemedial line, with fuscous suffusion on the edges. There are similar more distinct medial and postmedial lines, where the latter angled on vein 5, the former with dentate dark marks on its outer edge, with latter on its inner. A white spot beyond discocellulars. A marginal black specks series and a line through the cilia. Hind wings pale or dark fuscous, rarely pure white.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Surattha invectalis (Walker, 1863)". Afro Moths. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.