Margarosticha gaudialis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Margarosticha |
Species: | M. gaudialis |
Binomial name | |
Margarosticha gaudialis Hampson, 1917 |
Margarosticha gaudialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in Papua New Guinea. [1]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are fulvous orange, tinged with brown at the base. There is an oblique silvery band, edged with brown and a triangular silvery-white mark beyond the cell defined by rather diffused brown, as well as a silvery-white subterminal band. The hindwings are fulvous orange, with a pale base and a slightly sinuous silvery-white medial band. [2]