Biology:Tirathaba leucostictalis
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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: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Tirathaba |
| Species: | T. leucostictalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tirathaba leucostictalis (Lower, 1903)[1]
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Tirathaba leucostictalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2] It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][3]
The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are deep flashy red, deepest on the costal half. There is a small dull whitish spot in the middle of the wing at one-third from the base and a second, much smaller one in a longitudinal line at one-third, and a third midway between those two. The hindwings are greyish, faintly tinged with fuscous on the posterior half.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Tirathaba leucospila". http://insecta.pro/taxonomy/771242.
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Tirathaba leucostictalis (Lower 1903)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=83927779.
- ↑ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27 (1) : 50
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Wikidata ☰ Q28432678 entry
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