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Tyspanodes albidalis

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Tyspanodes albidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tyspanodes
Species:
T. albidalis
Binomial name
Tyspanodes albidalis
Hampson, 1912

Tyspanodes albidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found on the Solomon Islands, where it has been recorded from Bougainville Island.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are dirty white, the end of the cell and area just before the apex faintly tinged with yellow. There is a faint obliquely curved antemedial line, a slight discoidal lunule, and traces of a curved postmedial line. The hindwings are rather dirty white.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.