Palpita rhodocosta
Appearance
Palpita rhodocosta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Palpita |
Species: | P. rhodocosta
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Binomial name | |
Palpita rhodocosta Inoue, 1997
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Palpita rhodocosta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wings are translucent with brown-edged spots and a rusty brown costa.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- Palpita rhodocosta rhodocosta (Australia: Queensland)
- Palpita rhodocosta erythraia Inoue, 1997 (Papua New Guinea: Normanby Island)
References
[edit]- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia