Biology:Trigonoorda rhodea

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Short description: Species of moth

Trigonoorda rhodea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Trigonoorda
Species:
T. rhodea
Binomial name
Trigonoorda rhodea
(Lower, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Clupeosoma rhodea Lower, 1905

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

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  3. 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.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q20656467 entry