Sedenia polydesma

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Sedenia polydesma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Sedenia
Species:
S. polydesma
Binomial name
Sedenia polydesma
Lower, 1900

Sedenia polydesma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. [1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are grey whitish, sprinkled with ochreous-fuscous scales, which tend to form three moderate transverse fasciae. The hindwings are light fuscous, with two darker fuscous transverse fasciae and a fine line of fuscous scales along the hindmargin. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Lower, Oswald B. (August 8, 1900). "Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 25 (97): 29–51. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12145 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .