Rhimphaliodes

Rhimphaliodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Rhimphaliodes; Hampson, 1893
Species:	R. macrostigma
Binomial name
	Rhimphaliodes macrostigma; Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
	RhimphaleodesHampson, 1896; Sylepta cyclotypaTurner, 1937;

Last updated March 22, 2022

Rhimphaliodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1893.^[1] Its only species, Rhimphaliodes macrostigma, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Sri Lanka, on Borneo and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[2]

Adults are ochreous white, the forewings with some brown at the base and an antemedial brown line, a brown spot in the middle of the cell and a large black stigma filling the end of the cell, with a minute white spot on its upper edge. There is also a waved postmedial line and the outer margin is broadly brown, especially at the apex and outer angle. The hindwings have medial and postmedial indistinct waved lines. The outer margin is suffused with fuscous, most broadly at the apex and the anal angle.^[3]

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References

↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Rhimphaliodes Hampson, 1893". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
↑ Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera, Part 9 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Rhimphaliodes Hampson, 1893". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2018.

[2] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 20, 2018.

[3] Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera, Part 9 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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