Sufetula sunidesalis

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Sufetula sunidesalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Sufetula
Species:
S. sunidesalis
Binomial name
Sufetula sunidesalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Loetrina flexalisWalker, 1863
  • Mirobriga albicansWalker, 1863

Sufetula sunidesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found on Borneo [1] and in India (Sikkim, Assam), Sri Lanka and Malaysia. [2]

Adults are cinereous (ash grey) speckled with brown. The wings are partly shaded with pale brown and speckled with darker brown. The exterior line is whitish and the marginal line is dark brown. The forewings have whitish marks along the costa and a blackish apical spot, as well as a whitish interior line. [3]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 19: 947 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .