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]
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Genus: | Apoblepta |
Species: | A. epicharis |
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Adults have white forewings with wavy pale bands and a wide rusty brown mark near the middle above a dark dot.[4]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Apoblepta Turner, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- "CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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