Cirrhochrista cydippealis

Cirrhochrista cydippealis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 and it is found on Borneo.[2]

Cirrhochrista cydippealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Cirrhochrista
Species:
C. cydippealis
Binomial name
Cirrhochrista cydippealis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Endotricha cydippealis Walker, 1859

The forewings are white with a cinereous-brown exterior border. The interior and exterior lines are brown.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Cirrhochrista cydippealis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17: 391


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