Parotis marginata

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Parotis marginata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Parotis
Species:
P. marginata
Binomial name
Parotis marginata
(Hampson, 1893) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cenocnemis marginataHampson, 1893
  • Glyphodes marginata(Hampson, 1893); per Hampson, 1898: 735.

Parotis marginata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including India, Bangladesh and China, as well as Fiji, Japan and Australia, where it is known from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

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The wingspan is about 30 mm.

References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-10-18.[ permanent dead link ]