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Archernis leucocosma

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Archernis leucocosma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Archernis
Species:
A. leucocosma
Binomial name
Archernis leucocosma
Turner, 1908
Synonyms
  • Protonoceras leucocosma

Archernis leucocosma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded Queensland.

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with a fine fuscous transverse line and a snow-white median discal spot, edged anteriorly with fuscous. There is a fine fuscous wavy line from the costa to the dorsum, edged posteriorly with white in the costal portion. The hindwings are greyish-brown with a snow-white discal spot edged anteriorly with fuscous. There is also a fuscous postmedian line, edged posteriorly with white throughout.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and PyralidaePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.