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Tirathaba complexa

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Tirathaba complexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. complexa
Binomial name
Tirathaba complexa
(Butler, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harpagoneura complexa Butler, 1885
  • Coleoneura tacanovella Ragonot, 1888
  • Heteromicta trichogramma Meyrick, 1886

Tirathaba complexa is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2][3] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[4][1] It has been recorded from Tuvalu and Fiji.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are whitish brown. The hindwings are almost white and semi-transparent.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tirathaba citrinoides". insecta.pro.
  3. ^ "Identification guides and checklists of plants and animals -- Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org.
  4. ^ GBIF. "Tirathaba complexa Butler, 1885 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org.
  5. ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 15 (87) : 242