Polygrammodes hyalosticta

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Polygrammodes hyalosticta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Polygrammodes
Species:
P. hyalosticta
Binomial name
Polygrammodes hyalosticta
Hampson, 1899

Polygrammodes hyalosticta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Indonesia, where it has been recorded from the Natuna Islands. [1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are bright yellow, with a purplish red basal third, conjoined on the costal area to a triangular patch which is edged with red. There is a quadrate hyaline spot in the end of the cell, as well as a subterminal series of red points. The hindwings are bright yellow, with a purplish red basal third. There is an irregularly waved postmedial red line between veins 7 and 2, with a red point above vein 5, as well as a waved sinuous subterminal line. [2]

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References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 198 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .