Polygrammodes hyalosticta
Polygrammodes hyalosticta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Indonesia, where it has been recorded from the Natuna Islands.[1]
| Polygrammodes hyalosticta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Polygrammodes |
| Species: | P. hyalosticta |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygrammodes hyalosticta Hampson, 1899 | |
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are bright yellow, with a purplish red basal third, conjoined on the costal area to a triangular patch which is edged with red. There is a quadrate hyaline spot in the end of the cell, as well as a subterminal series of red points. The hindwings are bright yellow, with a purplish red basal third. There is an irregularly waved postmedial red line between veins 7 and 2, with a red point above vein 5, as well as a waved sinuous subterminal line.[2]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 198
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