Clupeosoma metachryson
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| Species: | C. metachryson
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| Clupeosoma metachryson Hampson, 1897
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Clupeosoma metachryson is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Fergusson Island.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are orange, suffused with fiery red scales and irrorated with black. There is an orange antemedial line, as well as an ill-defined orange postmedial line. The hindwings are orange with a broad black marginal band.[2]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1897: 218