Clepsicosma
| Clepsicosma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Clepsicosma Meyrick, 1888[1] |
| Species: | C. iridia |
| Binomial name | |
| Clepsicosma iridia Meyrick, 1888 | |
Clepsicosma is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Clepsicosma iridia, which is found in New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with brownish-ochreous, towards the middle of the inner margin suffused with whitish. There is a streak along the basal third of the costa, which is irrorated with blackish-fuscous. The hindwings are white, towards the costa slightly ochreous-tinged.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand
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