Thliptoceras gladialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1889.[1] It is found in China in Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan and in Taiwan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Thliptoceras |
| Species: | T. gladialis
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| Thliptoceras gladialis (Leech, 1889)
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The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The wings are greyish yellow, but more grey towards the termen in males. Females are deeper yellow with an orange tinge and a grey shade along the termen.[2]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.
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