Cangetta aurantiaca

Cangetta aurantiaca is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Cangetta aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Cangetta
Species:
C. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Cangetta aurantiaca
Hampson, 1906
Synonyms
  • Blechrophanes crocoptila Turner, 1937

There are three broad bands of yellow shades on each wing.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 June 2018). "Cangetta aurantiaca Hampson, 1906". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 21 October 2018.


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