Clupeosoma pellucidalis

Clupeosoma pellucidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1880. It is found in Indonesia, where it has been recorded from Sulawesi and Seram,[1] as well as Australia, where it is found in the Northern Territory.[2]

Clupeosoma pellucidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Clupeosoma
Species:
C. pellucidalis
Binomial name
Clupeosoma pellucidalis
Snellen, 1880
Synonyms
  • Noorda subrufalis Rothschild, 1915

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are pale mouse-grey in the basal three-fifths. The outer three-fifths of the costal area and below it are sooty black brown. A double black and white band borders the mouse-grey area and there is a brick-red patch near the inner margin. There is also a double zig-zag line which is yellow on the inside and brick-red on the outside, as well as a bright mauve subterminal band and a terminal line of alternating buff and rufous spots. The hindwings are buff and pale mouse-grey with a buffy yellow line and a large brick-red patch. The subterminal band is mauve and the terminal line consists of alternating buff and rufous spots.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  3. ^ Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 227   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.