Criophthona ecista

Criophthona ecista
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Criophthona
Species: C. ecista
Binomial name
Criophthona ecista
(Turner, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Conoprora ecista Turner, 1913

Criophthona ecista is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Turner in 1913.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are whitish, irrorated with fuscous and with dark-fuscous markings. The hindwings are fuscous with indistinct or obsolete lines. Adults have been recorded on wing from October to December.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Studies in Australian Lepidoptera, Pyralidae


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