Ulopeza cruciferalis

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Ulopeza cruciferalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ulopeza
Species:
U. cruciferalis
Binomial name
Ulopeza cruciferalis
Kenrick, 1907

Ulopeza cruciferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907. It is found on New Guinea. [1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are ochreous, clouded with purple and with three equidistant spots on the costa which are produced in widening angulated bands until they meet a longitudinal band on the inner margin. in the middle of the outer band is a projection reaching the hind margin. The hindwings are yellow. [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. A list of moths of the family Pyralidae collected by A. E. Pratt in British New Guinea in 1902-3, with descriptions of new species