Palpita margaritacea

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Palpita margaritacea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Palpita
Species:
P. margaritacea
Binomial name
Palpita margaritacea
Inoue, 1997

Palpita margaritacea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1997. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, [1] Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.

Adults are white with a brown costa and a small brown spot near the middle of the forewings. [2]

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References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia