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Sebrus amandus

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Sebrus amandus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Sebrus
Species:
S. amandus
Binomial name
Sebrus amandus

Sebrus amandus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970.[1] It is found in Perinet, Madagascar.[2]

This species has a forewing length of 7–8 mm, with a dull whitish ground colour, dusted with brown scales. The types were provided from Perinet, Madagascar. It can be distinguished from Pediasia by the double frenulum in the female (single in Pediasia species).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Sebrus amandus Błeszyński, 1970". Afromoths. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  3. ^ Bleszynski S. 1970. "New genera and species of tropical Crambiinae, Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, part 48". - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 113:1–26. (page 12)
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