Agrotera endoxantha

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Agrotera endoxantha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agrotera
Species:
A. endoxantha
Binomial name
Agrotera endoxantha
Hampson, 1898

Agrotera endoxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in New Guinea. [1] [2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The basal area of the forewings is spotted with orange red and there are traces of a black line on the outer edge. The remainder of the wing is dull purplish. The basal area and inner area of the hindwings are pale yellow and the apical third of the wing is purplish. [3]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 9, 2018. Note: This source appears to have the year of description as 1899.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Agrotera endoxantha Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G.F. (1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 628.