Lophothoracia orthozona

Lophothoracia orthozona is a species of snout moth in the genus Lophothoracia. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia,[2] including Queensland.

Lophothoracia orthozona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Lophothoracia[1]
Species:
L. orthozona
Binomial name
Lophothoracia orthozona
(Lower 1903)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx orthozona Lower, 1903

The forewings are grey mixed with whitish with a very few scattered blackish scales and a fine outwardly curved blackish line. The hindwings are whitish with a greyish tinged termen.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Lophothoracia Hampson in Ragonot, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. A Preliminary Revision of the Australian Thyrididae and Pyralidae


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.