Tirathaba cyclophora
Tirathaba cyclophora is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2][1] It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.[3][4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Tirathaba |
| Species: | T. cyclophora |
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| Tirathaba cyclophora | |
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The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are pale purplish red irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish and with a minute annulus incompletely defined by black scales in the middle of the cell and a more complete discoidal annulus. There are traces of a diffused dark postmedial line, oblique to vein 5, then inwardly oblique and somewhat dentate. There are also traces of a curved dark subterminal line and there is a terminal series of black bars. The hindwings are ochreous yellow tinged with brown except on the inner area. There is a slight brown terminal line.[5]
References
- "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- "Tirathaba cyclophora". insecta.pro.
- "Tirathaba cyclophora - ZipcodeZoo". zipcodezoo.com.
- GBIF. "Tirathaba cyclophora Hampson, 1917 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org.
- Novitates Zoologicae 24 : 41
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