Centropseustis

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Centropseustis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Cybalomiinae
Genus: Centropseustis
Meyrick, 1890 [1]
Species:
C. astrapora
Binomial name
Centropseustis astrapora
Meyrick, 1890

Centropseustis is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Centropseustis astrapora, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [2]

The wingspan is 21–25 mm. The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, but the costa is more brownish anteriorly. There is a cloudy white spot in the disc near the base, margined by a short blackish dash beneath. The hindwings are deep yellow with a fuscous band on the hindmargin.

The larvae feed on Melaleuca genistifolia. They are gregarious and feed from within a large nest of webbing. The larvae are reddish-ochreous on the back and ochreous-whitish on the sides. The head is dull brownish-ochreous. [3]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences – Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .