Ambia chalcichroalis

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Ambia chalcichroalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ambia
Species:
A. chalcichroalis
Binomial name
Ambia chalcichroalis
Hampson, 1906

Ambia chalcichroalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. [1] It is found in South Africa. [2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are bronze yellow suffused in parts with fuscous and with an antemedial white band, defined by black formed by a bar from the costa to the median nervure, and an oblique wedge-shaped patch from the cell to the inner margin. There is a small white discoidal lunule defined by black and a postmedial white band defined by black from the costa to vein 4, its inner edge sinuous and expanding at and below the costa. There is also a conical white patch defined by black from below the end of the cell to the inner margin and a subterminal white band defined by black and excurved and interrupted at the middle. The hindwings are bronze yellow suffused in parts with fuscous and with an ill-defined white subbasal band and an antemedial quadrate white patch defined by black from the costa to the median nervure, with a narrow white band defined by black from it to the inner margin and a postmedial curved white band defined by black from the costa to vein 4, its inner edge sinuous and expanding at and below the costa. There is also a curved white band defined by black from below the end of the cell to the inner margin and a subterminal maculate white band defined by black formed by a subapical spot. There are three conjoined spots between veins 7 and 4 and two spots towards the tornus. [3]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Ambia chalcichroalis Hampson, 1906". Afromoths. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the subfamilies Hydrocampinae and Scopariinae PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .