Symmoracma
Symmoracma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Symmoracma[1] Meyrick, 1894[2] |
Species: | S. minoralis |
Binomial name | |
Symmoracma minoralis (Snellen, 1880) | |
Synonyms | |
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Symmoracma is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Symmoracma minoralis, which is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumbawa), Papua New Guinea,[3] Taiwan, China and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are grey-brown, with pale markings on the forewings. The hindwings are uniform pale. Males have been observed making chirping sounds using an expandable organ at the tip of the abdomen.[4]
References
- ↑ "Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ↑ Syllepte at funet
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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