Arxama atralis

Arxama atralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Arxama
Species: A. atralis
Binomial name
Arxama atralis
Hampson, 1897

Arxama atralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897. It is found in Malaysia.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are black-brown with a white speck at the base and a white subbasal line, as well as a nearly straight white antemedial line. The hindwings have a white antemedial line, as well as two white postmedial specks below the costa and a marginal orange band with a white lunule on the inner side below the costa.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897: 138


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