Glyphodes margaritaria

Glyphodes margaritaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glyphodes
Species: G. margaritaria
Binomial name
Glyphodes margaritaria
(Clerck, 1764)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena margaritaria Clerck, 1764
  • Glyphodes crameralis Guenée, 1854
  • Morocosma polybapta Butler, 1882
  • Glyphodes lineata Lucas, 1894
  • Heterocnephes aegialis Swinhoe, 1917

Glyphodes margaritaria is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Clerck in 1764. It is found in Indonesia (Ambon Island),[1] New Guinea and northern Australia, including Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. There is a pattern of white, red and dark brown on the wings.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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