Palpita rhodocosta

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Palpita rhodocosta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Palpita
Species:
P. rhodocosta
Binomial name
Palpita rhodocosta
Inoue, 1997
Synonyms
  • Palpita rhodocosta erithraiaInoue, 1997
  • Palpita rhodocosta erythraeaInoue, 1997

Palpita rhodocosta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea [1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wings are translucent with brown-edged spots and a rusty brown costa. [2]

Subspecies

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Palpita austrounionalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

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Palpita grandifalcata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Palpita horakae 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 Queensland.

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, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.

Palpita notabilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

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Palpita australica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1996. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Palpita dispersalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1996. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Palpita ensiforma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1996. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Palpita indannulata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1996. It is found in Nepal, China (Guangdong), north-eastern India, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

Palpita lanceolata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1996. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Palpita melanapicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Inoue in 1996. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Palpita tenuijuxta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1996. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

Palpita pajnii is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jagbir Singh Kirti and H. S. Rose in 1992. It is found in China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Nepal, Australia (Queensland), Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea.

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References

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