Endotricha mesenterialis

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Endotricha mesenterialis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
E. mesenterialis
Binomial name
Endotricha mesenterialis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Doththa mesentrialis Walker, 1859
  • Endotricha flavofascialis Fryer, 1912
  • Endotricha mahensis Whalley, 1963
  • Endotricha eoidalis Snellen, 1895
  • Endotricha suffusalis Walker, 1859

Endotricha mesenterialis is a species of snout moth in the genus Endotricha. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has a wide distribution and is known from Austral Island, Australia, the Kermadec Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tahiti, , Christmas Island, India, Indonesia (Borneo), Malaysia, the New Hebrides, the Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga,[2] Taiwan and China (Guangdong, Sichuan, Zhejiang).[3]

The winglength is about 10 mm. Adults are brownish purple, with a pale band across each wing.[4]

Subspecies[]

  • Endotricha mesenterialis mesenterialis
  • Endotricha mesenterialis mahensis Whalley, 1963 (Seychelles)

References[]

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Endotricha mesenterialis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ A taxonomic study on Endotricha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyralinae) in China
  4. ^ Australian Insects


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