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Glyphodes boseae

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Glyphodes boseae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species:
G. boseae
Binomial name
Glyphodes boseae
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes mayottalis Hampson, 1908

Glyphodes boseae is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Max Saalmüller in 1880 and it is found in Madagascar.[1]

This species has ochreous-yellow forewings, dusted with brown-and-black scales at the edges and in the middle. It has four pearl coloured cellspots. The hindwings are translucent pearlish yellowish with a dark brown shine in the middle. The body is ochreous brown. The wingspan of this species is about 14 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Glyphodes boseae Saalmüller, 1880". Afromoths. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 505, ref.873