Calamochrous sarcalis

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Calamochrous sarcalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Calamochrous
Species:
C. sarcalis
Binomial name
Calamochrous sarcalis
Hampson, 1908

Calamochrous sarcalis is a moth in the family Crambidae that is found in Sri Lanka. It was described by George Hampson in 1908.

It has a wingspan of 34 mm. [1]

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