Aporocosmus

Aporocosmus is a genus of moths in the subfamily Odontiinae of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Aporocosmus lamprodeta, which is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.

Aporocosmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Subfamily:
Odontiinae
Genus:
Aporocosmus

Butler, 1886[1]
Species:
A. lamprodeta
Binomial name
Aporocosmus lamprodeta
(Meyrick, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Aporocosmus bracteatus Butler, 1886
  • Exeristis argyresthalis Hampson, 1913

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with a pattern of dark-edged bands and spots. The hindwings are pale brown, darkening towards the margins.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2019). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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