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Tirathaba pseudocomplana

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Tirathaba pseudocomplana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. pseudocomplana
Binomial name
Tirathaba pseudocomplana

Tirathaba pseudocomplana is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2][3] It was described by George Hampson in 1917.[4][1] It is found in New Guinea, on the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, the Solomon Islands and in Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland).

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The wings are brown with variable subcostal markings on the forewings.

The larvae feed on Ficus racemosa.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tirathaba pseudocomplana - Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org.
  3. ^ "Tirathaba pseudocomplana". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au.
  4. ^ "Tirathaba pseudocomplana - ZipcodeZoo". zipcodezoo.com.
  5. ^ "Global Species : Tirathaba pseudocomplana". www.globalspecies.org.