Diathrausta picata
Appearance
Diathrausta picata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Diathrausta |
Species: | D. picata
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Binomial name | |
Diathrausta picata (Butler, 1889)
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Diathrausta picata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.[1] It is found in the north-western Himalayas[2] and Australia.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The wings are grey, with small blackish dots. The forewings are crossed by a black stripe and there is a small pure white spot in the cell, followed by a blackish marking. There is a white band, broken in two and bounded by a white-edged undulated discal black line. The hindwings have a marking at the end of the cell, connected by a black line. There is a short irregular white band from the costa.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Diathrausta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum 7: 94 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.