Polygrammodes citrinalis

Polygrammodes citrinalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Polygrammodes
Species:
P. citrinalis
Binomial name
Polygrammodes citrinalis
Hampson, 1913

Polygrammodes citrinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. The forewings are yellow irrorated with brown and with a brown costal edge. The antemedial line is brown and the orbicular and reniform spots have whitish centres defined by brown. The postmedial line is brown and there is a rather diffused, creuulate, brown subterminal line. The hindwings are yellowish white with a brown subterminal line.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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