Agathodes paliscia
Agathodes paliscia 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] and Western Australia.[2]
| Agathodes paliscia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agathodes |
| Species: | A. paliscia |
| Binomial name | |
| Agathodes paliscia Turner, 1908 | |
The wingspan is 28–34 mm. The forewings are pale-grey, with purple reflections and some dark-ochreous irroration. There is a pale linear discal mark, succeeded by a dark-ochreous suffusion, as well as a pale line from the costa outwards nearly to the termen, then bent to the dorsum. The disc beyond this is dark-ochreous and there is a fine white terminal line. The hindwings are pale-grey, but whitish towards the base.[3]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae
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