Biology:Trigonoorda rhodea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Trigonoorda rhodea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Trigonoorda |
| Species: | T. rhodea
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| Binomial name | |
| Trigonoorda rhodea (Lower, 1905)
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Trigonoorda rhodea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland[1] and the Northern Territory.[2]
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are reddish carmine, tinged with coppery-metallic scales and with deep reddish-fuscous markings. The termen is suffused with pale fuscous purple. The hindwings are pale yellow, suffused with reddish carmine on the terminal third.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in October and December.
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
- ↑ Lower, Oswald B. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera: No. 22". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 29: 107. https://books.google.com/books?id=nl1RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107.
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Wikidata ☰ Q20656467 entry
