Thliptoceras caradjai

Thliptoceras caradjai is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe and Akira Mutuura in 1968. It is found in China in[1] Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Guizhou.

Thliptoceras caradjai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Thliptoceras
Species:
T. caradjai
Binomial name
Thliptoceras caradjai
Munroe & Mutuura, 1968

The wingspan is about 20–22 mm. The ground colour of the wings is yellow, with a sinuate antemedial line and a fine postmedial line on the forewings.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.


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