Chalcidoptera pryeri

Chalcidoptera pryeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Chalcidoptera
Species:	C. pryeri
Binomial name
	Chalcidoptera pryeri; Hampson, 1898

Last updated December 13, 2023

Chalcidoptera pryeri is a moth ^[1] in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.^[2] It is found on Borneo.^[3]

The wingspan ^[4]is about 20 mm. The forewings are deep red with a fuscous costa and a small yellow spot in the end of the cell, as well as a large lunulate (crescent-shaped) spot beyond the cell. The costal and inner areas and the termen on the hindwings are fuscous.^[5]

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References

↑ "Moth | Definition, Characteristics, & Behavior | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 4, 2018. Note: This source lists a date of 1899, but gives the same article title as below which was published November 1898.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
↑ "Definition of WINGSPAN". www.merriam-webster.com. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
↑ Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 665 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] "Moth | Definition, Characteristics, & Behavior | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

[2] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 4, 2018. Note: This source lists a date of 1899, but gives the same article title as below which was published November 1898.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[4] "Definition of WINGSPAN". www.merriam-webster.com. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

[5] Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 665 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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