Biology:Balaenifrons homopteridia
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Balaenifrons |
| Species: | B. homopteridia
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| Binomial name | |
| Balaenifrons homopteridia Hampson, 1896
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Balaenifrons homopteridia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Myanmar,[1] Bengal (in what was British India) and northern Borneo.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are purplish red, irrorated (sprinkled) with ochreous. The hindwings are yellowish brown.[3]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Balaenifrons homopteridia Hampson, 1896". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/odontiinae/balaenifrons/#homopteridia. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 9. https://archive.org/stream/moths04hamp#page/9/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13433997 entry
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