Cirrhochrista caconalis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | C. caconalis
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Binomial name | |
Cirrhochrista caconalis C. Swinhoe, 1900
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Cirrhochrista caconalis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1900.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Adults are white with four brown lines across the forewings, the central pair of which form a cross. There is a form in which some of the white areas are darkened.[2]
References[]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (2 September 2019). "Cirrhochrista caconalis Swinhoe, 1900". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1900
- Spilomelinae
- Moths of Australia
- Margaroniini stubs