Apoblepta

Apoblepta is a monotypic moth genus of moths of the Cybalomiinae subfamily of the Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911.[2] It contains only one species, Apoblepta epicharis, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[3]

Apoblepta
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Apoblepta

Turner, 1911[1]
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A. epicharis
Binomial name
Apoblepta epicharis
Turner, 1911

Adults have white forewings with wavy pale bands and a wide rusty brown mark near the middle above a dark dot.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Apoblepta Turner, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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