Calamotropha anticella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Calamotrophini |
| Genus: | Calamotropha |
| Species: | C. anticella
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| Binomial name | |
| Calamotropha anticella (Walker, 1866)
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Calamotropha anticella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in South Africa[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]
Description
[edit]Its wingspan is about 24–26 mm. In the male, the head and thorax are greyish suffused with coppery brown. Abdomen whitish. Forewings with costal and inner areas grey irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. The median area streaked with coppery brown. A black speck is found at the origin of vein 2. A postmedial line is excurved from costa to vein 6, then reduced to a series of specks. The interspaces of the outer area are streaked with white. A marginal series of black specks is present. Hindwings white slightly tinged with brown. Female with pure white hindwings.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Calamotropha anticella (Walker, 1866)". Afromoths. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.