Otiophora clavifera

Otiophora clavifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Otiophora
Species: O. clavifera
Binomial name
Otiophora clavifera
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Pionea clavifera Hampson, 1899

Otiophora clavifera is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown mixed with ochreous. The antemedial line is represented by an oblique series of black points. There is also a terminal series of points. The hindwings are paler brown with a terminal series of minute dark points.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 241


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