Charltoniada apicella

Charltoniada apicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Charltoniada
Species: C. apicella
Binomial name
Charltoniada apicella
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Platytes apicella Hampson, 1896

Charltoniada apicella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in India (Khasi Hills) and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Wingspan is 24mm. Head, thorax and abdomen white and reddish brown. Antennae annulated with brown. Fore wings whitish, the base of costa, cell, disk and inner area suffused with rufous and irrorated with brown, leaving a streak below costa white. There are traces of a highly dentate antemedial line. A black spot found at lower angle of cell. Outer area whitish, the veins streaked with brown. An oblique brown line across apex, then becoming sinuous and slightly waved with a prominent semicircular brown mark beyond it on apical part of costa. A brown marginal line becoming macular at middle. Hind wings white tinged with fuscous.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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