Calamotropha delatalis

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Calamotropha delatalis
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C. delatalis
Binomial name
Calamotropha delatalis
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Crambus delatalisWalker, 1863

Calamotropha delatalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka [1] and Australia, [2] where it has been recorded from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Description

The wingspan is about 27 mm in the male and 30 mm in the female. It is a pale greyish-brown moth. The vertex of the head is whitish. Forewings with veins and interspaces finely streaked with brown. A black discocellular speck and a marginal brown specks series present. Hindwings fuscous brown. [3]

The larvae probably bore into the stems of grass species. [4]

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References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 December 2016). "Calamotropha delatalis (Walker, 1863)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 July 2018.