Chrysothyridia invertalis

Chrysothyridia invertalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1877. It is found on Sulawesi,[1] as well as in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Chrysothyridia invertalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chrysothyridia
Species:
C. invertalis
Binomial name
Chrysothyridia invertalis
(Snellen, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Gonocausta invertalis Snellen, 1877

Males have brown wings with two irregular outlined pale green marks on the costa of the forewings. Females are similar, but paler.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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