Cirrhochrista semibrunnea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Bhutan<refNuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 5, 2018.</ref> and India.[1]
| Cirrhochrista semibrunnea | |
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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. semibrunnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cirrhochrista semibrunnea Hampson, 1896
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The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are brown, with a large white patch on the basal inner area, as well as a white crescent in the cell and a larger similar mark beyond the cell. There is also a quadrate apical white patch, a yellow discocellular line and a series of yellow marginal marks below the apical patch. The hindwings are white with a large brown submarginal spot and some yellow on the medial part of the margin, as well as a brown marginal line.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Cirrhochrista semibrunnea Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 918
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