Symmoracma

Symmoracma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1894.[1] Its only species, Symmoracma minoralis, described by Snellen in 1880,[2] is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumbawa), Papua New Guinea,[3] Taiwan, China and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Symmoracma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Symmoracma

Meyrick, 1894
Species:
S. minoralis
Binomial name
Symmoracma minoralis
(Snellen, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Auxomitia minoralis Snellen, 1880
  • Stenia spodinopella Strand, 1919
  • Strepsinoma fuliginosa Rothschild, 1915
  • Symmoracma spodinopa Meyrick, 1894

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are grey brown with pale markings on the forewings. The hindwings are uniform pale. Males have been observed making chirping sounds using an expandable organ at the tip of the abdomen.[4]

References
  1. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Symmoracma Meyrick, 1894". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Symmoracma minoralis (Snellen, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (25 March 2015). "Symmoracma minoralis (Snellen, 1880)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 June 2018.


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