Tirathaba purpurella
Tirathaba purpurella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Tirathaba |
Species: | T. purpurella
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Binomial name | |
Tirathaba purpurella |
Tirathaba purpurella is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2] It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found on the Louisiade Islands in Papua New Guinea.[1][3]
The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are purple suffused with fuscous, the veins streaked with fuscous and with a rufous discoidal spot. The hindwings are greyish fuscous, somewhat ochreous towards the base.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Tirathaba purpurella". insecta.pro.
- ^ "Tirathaba purpurella - ZipcodeZoo". zipcodezoo.com.
- ^ Novitates Zoologicae. 24 : 34
Categories:
- Tirathabini
- Moths described in 1917
- Galleriinae stubs