Thliptoceras filamentosum

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

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

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The wings are yellow-brown, gradually deepening from the postmedial line to the termen. The markings are fuscous.

Etymology

The species name refers to the filiform wrinkles in the vesica and is derived from Latin filamentosus (meaning filiform).[2]

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