Biology:Chalcidoptera pryeri

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Short description: Species of moth

Chalcidoptera pryeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chalcidoptera
Species:
C. pryeri
Binomial name
Chalcidoptera pryeri
Hampson, 1898

Chalcidoptera pryeri is a moth[1] in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.[2] It is found on Borneo.[3]

The wingspan[4]is about 20 mm. The forewings are deep red with a fuscous costa and a small yellow spot in the end of the cell, as well as a large lunulate (crescent-shaped) spot beyond the cell. The costal and inner areas and the termen on the hindwings are fuscous.[5]

References

  1. "Moth | Definition, Characteristics, & Behavior | Britannica" (in en). 2023-10-11. https://www.britannica.com/animal/moth-insect. 
  2. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved April 4, 2018.  Note: This source lists a date of 1899, but gives the same article title as below which was published November 1898.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/chalcidoptera/#pryeri. Retrieved April 4, 2018. 
  4. "Definition of WINGSPAN" (in en). 2023-11-07. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wingspan. 
  5. Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 665. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen98scie#page/665/mode/1up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13461193 entry