Chalcidoptera emissalis

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Chalcidoptera emissalis
Chalcidoptera emissalis, male (Crambidae- Spilomelinae) (4184381901).jpg
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
C. emissalis
Binomial name
Chalcidoptera emissalis
Walker, [1866]
Synonyms
  • Analthes crinipes C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Analthes pyrrhocosma Meyrick, 1894
  • Chalcidoptera rubra Butler, 1887

Chalcidoptera emissalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Singapore, Borneo, Ambon Island, Aru,[2] New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are dark brown with white patches and females have transparent wings with dark brown veins and squiggly lines.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Chalcidoptera at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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