Diathraustodes leucotrigona
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| Diathraustodes leucotrigona Hampson, 1896
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Diathraustodes leucotrigona is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in the Nilgiri Mountains of India[2] and Silhouette Island in the Seychelles.[3][4]
This species has a wingspan of 16 mm, it is fuscous, suffused with grey. The forewings have a triangular white patch on the costa beyond the middle.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Diathraustodes Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Diathraustodes leucotrigona (Hampson, 1896)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Fryer, J. C. F. (1912). "The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. (2)15(Zool.)(1):1–28; pl. 1.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.