Thliptoceras bicuspidatum

Thliptoceras bicuspidatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Thliptoceras
Species: T. bicuspidatum
Binomial name
Thliptoceras bicuspidatum
Zhang, 2014

Thliptoceras bicuspidatum is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zhang in 2014.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong).

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pale grey fuscous with fuscous markings. The hindwings are translucent whitish at the base and along the costa.

Etymology

The species name refers to the valva with two pointed processes at the distal end is derived from Latin bicuspidatus (meaning two pointed).[2]

References

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