Clupeosoma sericialis

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Clupeosoma sericialis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Clupeosoma
Species:
C. sericialis
Binomial name
Clupeosoma sericialis
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Pleonectoides sericialisHampson, 1896

Clupeosoma sericialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Assam in India and Sumbawa in Indonesia. [1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale silky purplish grey with a minutely waved indistinct submarginal line. There is a marginal series of dark specks. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 141 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .