Ambia iambealis

Ambia iambealis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Ambia iambealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ambia
Species:
A. iambealis
Binomial name
Ambia iambealis
(Walker, 1859)

Description

It is a moth with orange-yellow body. Head and thorax marked with white, whereas abdomen ringed with white. Base of the forewing has a white spot. There are oblique subbasal and antemedial white bands. White streaks can be seen below the costal gland and also in end of the cell. The wingspan is about 16–18 mm.[3]

References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  2. "Species Details: Ambia iambesalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. p. 205 via Internet Archive.


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