Aetholix litanalis

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Aetholix litanalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Aetholix
Species:
A. litanalis
Binomial name
Aetholix litanalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys litanalisWalker, 1859
  • Nymphula litanalis
  • Endotricha stenialisWarren, 1891
  • Botys titanalisHampson, 1897

Aetholix litanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found on Borneo. [1]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The wings are dark fawn, dusted with paler. There is a paler line near the base and a pale lunule at the end of the cell, as well as pale darker-edged spot midway between them. The subterminal line is pale and there are three pale, dark-edged lunular marks on the costa. The hindwings have faint traces of a central and submarginal paler line. [2]

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References

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  2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 8 (43): 68 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .