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Cirrhochrista diploschalis

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Cirrhochrista diploschalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cirrhochrista
Species:
C. diploschalis
Binomial name
Cirrhochrista diploschalis
Hampson, 1919

Cirrhochrista diploschalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea, on the D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Fergusson Island).[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are silvery white, the costa suffused with orange-yellow and with a streak of silvery and dark brown scales at the basal area. There is an orange-yellow antemedial band and dark red-brown medial and postmedial lines. The hindwings are silvery white, tinged with yellow at the termen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 324Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.