| Phostria purpureonitens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Phostria |
| Species: | P. purpureonitens |
| Binomial name | |
| Phostria purpureonitens Hampson, 1918 | |
Phostria purpureonitens is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found on Woodlark Island in Papua New Guinea. [1]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are grey brown, glossed with brilliant purple except on the basal and costal areas. The hindwings are grey brown glossed with brilliant purple except at the base and on the inner area. [2]
The flame shoulder is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is distributed throughout the Palearctic from Ireland in the west to Siberia then Korea and Japan in the east.
The pale-capped pigeon, also known as the purple wood pigeon, is a species of large pigeon that is found patchily distributed in parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has a slow flight and spends a lot of time sitting still in the foliage of large fruiting trees, often in riverine forest on the plains. It is mainly brown above and chestnut below with the a sheen of green or amethyst. Males have a whitish grey cap while females have a brownish grey cap and less gloss on the feathers. They are frugivores, foraging in small groups in the canopy of trees but sometimes descending to the ground for seeds and fallen fruit.
Clupeosoma atristriata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in Papua New Guinea, including the Bismarck Archipelago and Indonesia, where it has been recorded from Timur.
Apilocrocis albicupralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.
Apilocrocis albipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Ecuador and Bolivia.
Blepharomastix griseicosta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.
Diaphania euryzonalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico. The habitat consists of cloud forests.
Phostria chrysomera is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.
Phostria euryleucalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.
Phostria internervalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Colombia.
Phostria xanthoproctalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Venezuela.
Pilocrocis metachrysias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.
Syllepte disticta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Syllepte microstictalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Cameroon.
Syllepte subcyaneoalba is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Cameroon.
Syllepte brunneiterminalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Kenya and Nigeria.
Syllepte molybdopasta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Rook Island in the Bismarck Archipelago.
Udea poliostolalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Taiwan.
Ulopeza nigricostata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Nigeria.
Ichneutica chlorodonta, also known as the Green-toothed Owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is found throughout the North, South and Stewart Islands and is associated with native forest and shrubland. It can be confused with similar looking species such as I. subcyprea however I. chlorodonta can be distinguished through differences in colouration of its fore and hind wings as well as the length of the male pectinations. The life history of this species is unknown as are the host species of its larvae but adults of I. chlorodonta are on the wing from September to April.
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