Neoschoenobia caustodes

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Neoschoenobia caustodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
N. caustodes
Binomial name
Neoschoenobia caustodes
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius caustodes Meyrick, 1934

Neoschoenobia caustodes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm for both males and females. The forewings are fuscous mixed with dark fuscous, with somewhat darker lines, more or less distinctly dotted black. There is a blackish discal mark and a terminal series of cloudy blackish dots. The hindwings of the males are whitish fuscous, while those of the females are grey.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward. "Schoenobius caustodes, a new species of Pyralids (Lep.) from the collection of D. Entomolog. Institut."


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