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Arxama atralis

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Arxama atralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Crambidae. It was described by George 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

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1897: 138 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.