Istrianis crauropa
Istrianis crauropa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Istrianis |
Species: | I. crauropa
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Binomial name | |
Istrianis crauropa Meyrick, 1918
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Istrianis crauropa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern India.[1]
The wingspan is about 6 mm. The forewings are dark grey, sprinkled whitish and with undefined elongate spots of blackish irroration on the costa at one-fifth, two-fifths, and three-fifths, separated and last followed by small suffused whitish spots. There is a black subbasal dot on the dorsum surrounded by ochreous-brownish suffusion and there is an oblique black bar in the disc at one-fourth, surrounded by ochreous-brown. Several ochreous-brown tufts are found in the disc and there is some irregular ochreous-brown suffusion, as well as small blackish dots posteriorly. The hindwings are pale grey.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Butea frondosa. Pupation takes place in a spindle shaped cocoon made on the leaf.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Istrianis at funet
- ^ Exotic Microlep. 2 (5): 130 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.