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Bradina admixtalis

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Bradina admixtalis
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B. admixtalis
Binomial name
Bradina admixtalis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botys admixtalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys leptogastralis Walker, 1866
  • Botys panaeusalis Walker, 1859
  • Pleonectusa tabidalis Lederer, 1863
  • Pleonectusa sodalis Lederer, 1863
  • Botys leptogastralis Walker, [1866]
  • Spoladea avunculalis Saalmüller, 1880
  • Pleonectusa pallidalis Warren, 1896

Bradina admixtalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Australia (Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland), New Guinea, New Zealand, south-east Asia and the Comoros, Réunion, South Africa as well as India.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The wings are pale brown. The forewings have a dark costa with two dark marks.[3]

The larvae feed on grasses.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Bradina admixtalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 September 2012). "Bradina admixtalis (Walker, 1859)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 April 2018.