Canuza acmias
Canuza acmias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1][2]
| Canuza acmias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Canuza |
| Species: | C. acmias |
| Binomial name | |
| Canuza acmias Meyrick, 1897 | |
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) and, towards the costa, posteriorly suffused with dull rosy ochreous. There is a white spot on the dorsum beyond the middle. It is irregularly edged with blackish. There is also a straight oblique dark fuscous streak from the apex of the wing towards this spot. The hindwings are semitransparent grey whitish, the veins and a terminal suffusion grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[3]
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- "Descriptions of New Lepidoptera from Australia and New Zealand".
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