Polygrammodes citrinalis

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Polygrammodes citrinalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Polygrammodes
Species:
P. citrinalis
Binomial name
Polygrammodes citrinalis
Hampson, 1913

Polygrammodes citrinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Papua New Guinea. [1]

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. The forewings are yellow irrorated with brown and with a brown costal edge. The antemedial line is brown and the orbicular and reniform spots have whitish centres defined by brown. The postmedial line is brown and there is a rather diffused, creuulate, brown subterminal line. The hindwings are yellowish white with a brown subterminal line. [2]

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