Dodanga cristata
| Dodanga cristata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dodanga |
| Species: | D. cristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dodanga cristata Hampson, 1891 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dodanga cristata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in India[2] and Sri Lanka.
Its wingspan is about 18mm. The male has a fulvous yellow body. Its head is roughly scaled and abdomen is tinged with fuscous color. The tarsi of the fore legs are extremely slender. The fore wings have indistinct waved subbasal and antemedial lines and a white is speck found at the end of the cell. There is a postmedial line which is highly excurved round cell. A submarginal dentate line with black patches found beyond it at middle and outer angle. The tufts on the inner margin are black. Some white specks are found on the costa towards the apex. The hind wings are pale fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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