Myriostephes crocobapta

Myriostephes crocobapta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][2][3]

Myriostephes crocobapta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Myriostephes
Species:
M. crocobapta
Binomial name
Myriostephes crocobapta
Turner, 1908

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are orange-reddish with fuscous markings. The hindwings have the same colour lines as the forewings, but the terminal band is fuscous and is not extended to the postmedian line. It narrows near the mid-termen.[4]

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  3. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  4. New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae


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