Glyphodes margaritaria

Glyphodes margaritaria is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1764. It is found in Indonesia (Ambon Island),[1] New Guinea and northern Australia, including Queensland.

Glyphodes margaritaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Glyphodes
Species:
G. margaritaria
Binomial name
Glyphodes margaritaria
(Clerck, 1764)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena margaritaria Clerck, 1764
  • Glyphodes crameralis Guenée, 1854
  • Morocosma polybapta Butler, 1882
  • Glyphodes lineata Lucas, 1894
  • Heterocnephes aegialis Swinhoe, 1917

The wingspan is about 30 mm. There is a pattern of white, red and dark brown on the wings.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (24 January 2011). "Glyphodes margaritaria (Clerck, 1764)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 January 2019.


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