Orphanostigma angustale

Orphanostigma angustale
Orphanostigma angustale or close
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Orphanostigma
Species: O. angustale
Binomial name
Orphanostigma angustale
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Syngamia xanthalis Hampson, 1899

Orphanostigma angustale is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1893. It is found in New Guinea[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The forewings are dark brown with two large pale spots. The hindwings are pale brown with a dark brown area at the wingtip.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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