Biology:Endotricha mesenterialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Endotricha mesenterialis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Endotricha
Species:
E. mesenterialis
Binomial name
Endotricha mesenterialis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Doththa mesentrialis Walker, 1859
  • Endotricha flavofascialis Fryer, 1912
  • Endotricha mahensis Whalley, 1963
  • Endotricha eoidalis Snellen, 1895
  • Endotricha suffusalis Walker, 1859

Endotricha mesenterialis is a species of snout moth in the genus Endotricha. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It has a wide distribution and is known from Austral Island, Australia , the Kermadec Islands, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Palau, Samoa, Tahiti, Begum Island, Christmas Island, India , Indonesia (Borneo), Malaysia, the New Hebrides, the Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga,[2] Taiwan and China (Guangdong, Sichuan, Zhejiang).[3]

The winglength is about 10 mm. Adults are brownish purple, with a pale band across each wing.[4]

Subspecies

  • Endotricha mesenterialis mesenterialis
  • Endotricha mesenterialis mahensis Whalley, 1963 (Seychelles)

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
  2. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Endotricha mesenterialis (Walker, 1859)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/ENDOMESE. Retrieved January 25, 2018. 
  3. ↑ A taxonomic study on Endotricha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyralinae) in China
  4. ↑ Australian Insects

Wikidata ☰ Q5376501 entry




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