Charltona desistalis
| Charltona desistalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Charltona |
| Species: | C. desistalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Charltona desistalis (Walker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Charltona desistalis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
Wingspan is about 36mm. Antennae of male with short uniseriate laminated branches. Female pale ochreous, with thick brown irrorations. Palpi rufous at sides. Legs and abdomen fuscous. Fore wings thickly irrorated with long blackish brown scales. There are traces of a dark fascia in and beyond cell. A marginal black specks series. Hind wings pale fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "Charltona desistalis Walker, 1863 (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ 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.
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