Cirrhochrista primulina is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
| Cirrhochrista primulina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Cirrhochrista |
| Species: | C. primulina
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhochrista primulina Hampson, 1919
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are white, suffused with yellow-buff. The costa is deeper yellow up to the middle and there is a dark red-brown and silvery streak beneath it. The antemedial band, medial and postmedial lines are red-brown and silvery. The hindwings are silvery white.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 325
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