Palpita pajnii

Palpita pajnii is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jagbir Singh Kirti and H. S. Rose in 1992.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan), Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia (Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo), the Philippines, India, Nepal, Australia (Queensland), Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea.[2]

Palpita pajnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Palpita
Species:
P. pajnii
Binomial name
Palpita pajnii
Kirti & Rose, 1992

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are satin white with brown eyes and a brown costa on the forewings.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Zhang, D.-D. & H.H. Li, 2005: A taxonomic study on Palpita Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae: Spilomelini). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 30 (1): 144-149. Abstract and full article:
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 September 2019). "Palpita pajnii Kirti & Rose, 1992". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 8 November 2019.


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