Ambia locuples

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Ambia locuples
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ambia
Species:
A. locuples
Binomial name
Ambia locuples
(Butler, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma locuplesButler, 1889
  • Musotina locuples

Ambia locuples is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889. [1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are bright silver with golden-ochreous bands, for the most part narrowly edged with blackish. The hindwings have four ochreous bands. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Original description PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .