Endotricha mesenterialis

Endotricha mesenterialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Endotricha
Species:	E. mesenterialis
Binomial name
Endotricha mesenterialis (Walker, 1859) [1]
Synonyms
Doththa mesentrialisWalker, 1859 Endotricha flavofascialisFryer, 1912 Endotricha mahensisWhalley, 1963 Endotricha eoidalisSnellen, 1895 Endotricha suffusalisWalker, 1859

Endotricha mesenterialis is a species of snout moth in the genus Endotricha . It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has a wide distribution and is known from Austral Island, Australia, the Kermadec Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tahiti, Begum Island, Christmas Island, India, Myanmar, Indonesia (Borneo), Malaysia, the New Hebrides, the Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, ^[2] Taiwan and China (Guangdong, Sichuan, Zhejiang). ^[3]

The winglength is about 10 mm. Adults are brownish purple, with a pale band across each wing. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Endotricha mesenterialis mesenterialis
• Endotricha mesenterialis mahensisWhalley, 1963 (Seychelles)

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Endotricha mesenterialis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
3. A taxonomic study on Endotricha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyralinae) in China ^{[ usurped ]}
4. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2011-12-22.