Nacoleia mesochlora

Nacoleia mesochlora
	Aranda, Australian Capital Territory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Nacoleia
Species:	N. mesochlora
Binomial name
	Nacoleia mesochlora; (Meyrick, 1884)
Synonyms
	Deuterarcha mesochlora Meyrick, 1884; Endotricha annuligera Butler, 1886;

Nacoleia mesochlora is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland,[1] the Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are pale dull whitish ochreous. The first line is straight, thick and blackish, from one-third of the costa to two-fifths of the inner margin. The basal area up to this line is rather dark fuscous. The second line is thick, blackish and runs from three-fourths of the costa to beyond the middle of the inner margin. The hind-marginal area beyond this line is rather dark fuscous and there is a cloudy fuscous discal spot, as well as three small semicircular blackish-fuscous centred marks on the costa between first and second lines. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow, with a broad rather dark fuscous hind-marginal band.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 April 2014). "Nacoleia mesochlora (Meyrick, 1884)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
Meyrick, E. (1884). "On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1884: 313 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 April 2014). "Nacoleia mesochlora (Meyrick, 1884)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[3] Meyrick, E. (1884). "On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1884: 313 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.