Glycythyma chrysorycta

Glycythyma chrysorycta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in India,[1] Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Glycythyma chrysorycta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Glycythyma
Species:
G. chrysorycta
Binomial name
Glycythyma chrysorycta
(Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Semioceros chrysorycta Meyrick, 1884
  • Nacoleia chrysorycta
  • Nacoleia contingens Moore, 1885

The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are yellow with wiggly brown lines across the wings.[3] Adults are on wing from June to July.

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. "A Review of the Genus Nacoleia (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from Korea, with Two Newly Recorded Species".
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 March 2012). "Glycythyma chrysorycta (Meyrick, 1884)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 August 2020.


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