Potamomusa midas
| Potamomusa midas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Potamomusa |
| Species: | P. midas |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamomusa midas (Butler, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Potamomusa midas is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1881.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima Islands), China (south to Hubei), the Russian Far East (Amur, Ussuri) and Korea.
The length of the forewings is 8.2-9.7 mm for males and 9.1–14 mm for females.
Full-grown larvae reach a length of 20–34 mm. They have a whitish body and a blackish head with pale spots.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Yoshiyasu, Y. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto 37: 1–162. Abstract and full article: .