Endocrossis kenricki

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Endocrossis kenricki
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E. kenricki
Binomial name
Endocrossis kenricki
C. Swinhoe, 1916
Synonyms
  • Botyodes kenricki

Endocrossis kenricki is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1916 and it is found in Papua New Guinea.

This species has a wingspan of 1.2 inches (30 mm). It is very similar to Endocrossis flavibasalis , but smaller and the wings are shorter and broader. The inner chocolate traverse line of the forewings is represented by three spots. [1]

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References

  1. Swinhoe, 1916. "New Species of Butterflies and Moths". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (8) 18 (108): 488.