Thliptoceras formosanum

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Thliptoceras formosanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
T. formosanum
Binomial name
Thliptoceras formosanum
Munroe & Mutuura, 1968

Thliptoceras formosanum is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe and Akira Mutuura in 1968.[1] It is found in China in Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi and Guizhou and in Taiwan.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The wings are dark, greyish fuscous in males and paler, more yellowish in females.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.


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