Trigonoorda rhodea

Trigonoorda rhodea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland[1] and the Northern Territory.[2]

Trigonoorda rhodea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Trigonoorda
Species:
T. rhodea
Binomial name
Trigonoorda rhodea
(Lower, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Clupeosoma rhodea Lower, 1905

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are reddish carmine, tinged with coppery-metallic scales and with deep reddish-fuscous markings. The termen is suffused with pale fuscous purple. The hindwings are pale yellow, suffused with reddish carmine on the terminal third.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in October and December.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  3. Lower, Oswald B. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera: No. 22". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 29: 107 – via Google Books.


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