Biology:Desmia chryseis
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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: | Desmia |
| Species: | D. chryseis
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| Desmia chryseis Hampson, 1898
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Desmia chryseis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.[1] It is found in Venezuela[2] and Peru.
The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are orange yellow with a purplish-fuscous antemedial line and base of the costa. The terminal third is purplish fuscous except on the costa. The hindwings have a purplish-fuscous band on the termen.[3]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Desmia chryseis Hampson, 1898". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/desmia/#chryseis. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ↑ 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: 633. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofgen98scie#page/633/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13586261 entry
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