Tirathaba leucostictalis

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Tirathaba leucostictalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. leucostictalis
Binomial name
Tirathaba leucostictalis
(Lower, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eldana leucostictalis Lower, 1903

Tirathaba leucostictalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2] It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][3]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are deep flashy red, deepest on the costal half. There is a small dull whitish spot in the middle of the wing at one-third from the base and a second, much smaller one in a longitudinal line at one-third, and a third midway between those two. The hindwings are greyish, faintly tinged with fuscous on the posterior half.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tirathaba leucospila". insecta.pro.
  3. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Tirathaba leucostictalis (Lower 1903)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27 (1) : 50 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.