Ischnurges gratiosalis

Ischnurges gratiosalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] China, Taiwan and India and on Borneo[2] and the Maldives.[3]

Ischnurges gratiosalis
Ischnurges gratiosalis - Borneo, Crocker Range National Park.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ischnurges
Species:
I. gratiosalis
Binomial name
Ischnurges gratiosalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Samea gratiosalis Walker, 1859
  • Asopia roridalis Walker, 1859

Adults are rose coloured, irregularly varied with yellow, yellowish white and partly clouded with rose colour beneath. The forewings have two vitreous bands, as do the hindwings.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Rhectothyris gratiosalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ischnurges gratiosalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17: 357 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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