Cirrhochrista primulina
Appearance
Cirrhochrista primulina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Cirrhochrista |
Species: | C. primulina
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Binomial name | |
Cirrhochrista primulina Hampson, 1919
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Cirrhochrista primulina is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are white, suffused with yellow-buff. The costa is deeper yellow up to the middle and there is a dark red-brown and silvery streak beneath it. The antemedial band, medial and postmedial lines are red-brown and silvery. The hindwings are silvery white.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 325
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