Chalcidoptera emissalis
| Chalcidoptera emissalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chalcidoptera |
| Species: | C. emissalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcidoptera emissalis Walker, [1866] | |
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Chalcidoptera emissalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Singapore, Borneo, Ambon Island, Aru,[2] New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are dark brown with white patches and females have transparent wings with dark brown veins and squiggly lines.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Chalcidoptera at funet
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia