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Tirathaba fuscistriata

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Tirathaba fuscistriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. fuscistriata
Binomial name
Tirathaba fuscistriata

Tirathaba fuscistriata is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2] It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.[1][3]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are ochreous grey tinged with purplish red brown and the veins of the costal half are streaked with blackish. There are traces of postmedial and subterminal series of slight brownish spots and the apical part of the costa and termen has a series of dark striae. The hindwings are dull ochreous, the costal area tinged with brown.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tirathaba fuscistriata". insecta.pro.
  2. ^ GBIF. "Tirathaba fuscistriata Hampson, 1917 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org.
  3. ^ "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Novitates Zoologicae. 24 : 34 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.