Diathrausta picata

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Diathrausta picata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diathrausta
Species:
D. picata
Binomial name
Diathrausta picata
(Butler, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Danaga picataButler, 1889

Diathrausta picata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889. [1] It is found in the north-western Himalayas [2] and Australia.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The wings are grey, with small blackish dots. The forewings are crossed by a black stripe and there is a small pure white spot in the cell, followed by a blackish marking. There is a white band, broken in two and bounded by a white-edged undulated discal black line. The hindwings have a marking at the end of the cell, connected by a black line. There is a short irregular white band from the costa. [3]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Diathrausta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum 7: 94 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .