Cangetta aurantiaca

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Cangetta aurantiaca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Cangetta
Species:
C. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Cangetta aurantiaca
Hampson, 1906
Synonyms
  • Blechrophanes crocoptilaTurner, 1937

Cangetta aurantiaca is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. [1]

There are three broad bands of yellow shades on each wing. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 June 2018). "Cangetta aurantiaca Hampson, 1906". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 October 2018.


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