Biology:Archernis leucocosma
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Short description: Species of moth
| Archernis leucocosma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Archernis |
| Species: | A. leucocosma
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| Binomial name | |
| Archernis leucocosma Turner, 1908
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Archernis leucocosma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908.[1] It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded Queensland.
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with a fine fuscous transverse line and a snow-white median discal spot, edged anteriorly with fuscous. There is a fine fuscous wavy line from the costa to the dorsum, edged posteriorly with white in the costal portion. The hindwings are greyish-brown with a snow-white discal spot edged anteriorly with fuscous. There is also a fuscous postmedian line, edged posteriorly with white throughout.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae
Wikidata ☰ Q13390776 entry
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