Analyta semantris

Analyta semantris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Analyta
Species: A. semantris
Binomial name
Analyta semantris
Dyar, 1914

Analyta semantris is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1914. It is found in Panama[1] and French Guiana.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. There is an irregularly triangular yellow patch on the forewings near the middle of the inner margin. The costa is blackish purple, the outer area suffused with red-brown. The costal edge is red-brown, followed by a purple band. The hindwings are white, shaded by yellow at the base, apex and the costal mark.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 278


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