Trigonobela perfenestrata

Trigonobela perfenestrata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in Papua New Guinea[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2]

Trigonobela perfenestrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Trigonobela
Species:
T. perfenestrata
Binomial name
Trigonobela perfenestrata
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Botys perfenestrata Butler, 1882

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are dull rose, the wings spotted with orange-yellow spots, many of which have hyaline-whitish centres.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 10 (57): 237 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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