Charitoprepes lubricosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Charitoprepes |
Species: | C. lubricosa |
Binomial name | |
Charitoprepes lubricosa | |
Charitoprepes lubricosa is a moth in the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. [1] It was described by William Warren in 1896 as the type species of the genus Charitoprepes . [2] The species is known from its type locality in the Indian Khasi Hills as well as from Japan and Korea. [2] [3]
The wingspan is 32 mm. The forewings are of a brown ground colour and exhibit an elongate dark brown spot in the apex, and feature two dark brown stigmata below the lighter brown costa. The hindwings are of a lighter brown ground colour than the forewings, and they exhibit a darker brown discal spot. In Japan, adults can be found flying in the months of May to September. The food plants of the caterpillars are still unknown. [3]
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