Biology:Agrotera leucostola

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Short description: Species of moth

Agrotera leucostola
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A. leucostola
Binomial name
Agrotera leucostola
Hampson, 1896
Synonyms
  • Leucinodella agroterodes Strand, 1918

Agrotera leucostola is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Taiwan[1] and in the Indian states of Sikkim and Assam.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The basal inner area of the forewings is white. There are two black spots in the cell. Both the forewings and hindwings have leaden-suffused patches on the apical area.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". As Leucinodella leucostola. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved March 9, 2018. 
  2. Savela, Markku. "Agrotera leucostola Hampson, 1896". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/agrotera/#leucostola. Retrieved March 9, 2018. 
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 268. https://archive.org/stream/moths04hamp#page/268/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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