Endotricha mesenterialis

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Endotricha mesenterialis
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

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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
  4. "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2011-12-22.