Calamotropha argenticilia

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Calamotropha argenticilia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Calamotrophini
Genus: Calamotropha
Species:
C. argenticilia
Binomial name
Calamotropha argenticilia
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Crambus argenticiliaHampson, 1896

Calamotropha argenticilia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka, [1] India and Bhutan. [2]

Description

The wingspan is 16 mm. Male pure silvery white. Palpi tinged with fulvous at base. Forewings with fine pale fuscous, slightly sinuous erect medial line. A similar submarginal line slightly excurved between veins 6 and 3. A black marginal line present with silvery cilia.

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References

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