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Lygropia ochracealis

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Lygropia ochracealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lygropia
Species:
L. ochracealis
Binomial name
Lygropia ochracealis
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Botys ochracealis Saalmüller, 1880
  • Lygropia seyrigalis Viette, 1953

Lygropia ochracealis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found on Madagascar.[1]

This species is of yolk-yellow colour with blackish-brown markings. The wingspan of this species is about 28 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Lygropia ochracealis (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Saalmüller, Max, 1892, Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 508, ref.880