Tirathaba complexa

Tirathaba complexa is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2][3] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885.[4][1] It has been recorded from Tuvalu and Fiji.

Tirathaba complexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tirathaba
Species:
T. complexa
Binomial name
Tirathaba complexa
(Butler, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harpagoneura complexa Butler, 1885
  • Coleoneura tacanovella Ragonot, 1888
  • Heteromicta trichogramma Meyrick, 1886

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are whitish brown. The hindwings are almost white and semi-transparent.[5]

References
  1. "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. "Tirathaba citrinoides". insecta.pro.
  3. "Identification guides and checklists of plants and animals -- Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org.
  4. GBIF. "Tirathaba complexa Butler, 1885 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org.
  5. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 15 (87) : 242 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.}


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