Endotricha mesenterialis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | E. mesenterialis
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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[]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Endotricha mesenterialis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ A taxonomic study on Endotricha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyralinae) in China
- ^ Australian Insects
Categories:
- Moths described in 1859
- Endotrichini
- Fauna of Seychelles
- Endotricha stubs