Palpita margaritacea
Palpita margaritacea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Palpita |
Species: | P. margaritacea
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Binomial name | |
Palpita margaritacea Inoue, 1997
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Palpita margaritacea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1997. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[1] Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
Adults are white with a brown costa and a small brown spot near the middle of the forewings.[2]
References[]
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
Categories:
- Moths described in 1997
- Palpita
- Moths of Australia
- Palpita stubs