Desmia discrepans
| Desmia discrepans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Desmia |
| Species: | D. discrepans |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmia discrepans (Butler, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Desmia discrepans is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1887. It is found in Papua New Guinea and on the Solomon Islands.[1] It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Adults are black with large white patches on the wings.[2]
Subspecies
- Desmia discrepans discrepans (Solomon Islands)
- Desmia discrepans dissimulalis Rothschild, 1915 (Papua New Guinea)
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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