Dausara marginalis

Dausara marginalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in India (the Andamans) and Western New Guinea, Indonesia.[1]

Dausara marginalis
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D. marginalis
Binomial name
Dausara marginalis
(Moore, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes marginalis Moore, 1877
  • Glyphodes amethysta Butler, 1880

The basal two-thirds of the forewings is hyaline (glass like) white and the remaining area is purplish pearly. There is a bronze band from the costa to the inner margin at the basal third, as well as a bronze spot at the end of the cell. The costa is brown bordered.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. (2) 1 (8): 563.


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