Biology:Catharylla serrabonita

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Short description: Species of moth

Catharylla serrabonita
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Catharylla
Species:
C. serrabonita
Binomial name
Catharylla serrabonita
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014[1]

Catharylla serrabonita is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Théo Léger and Bernard Landry in 2014. It is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo.[1]

The length of the forewings is 10–14 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The costal line on the forewings is ochreous and the median transverse line is ochreous to brown. The subterminal transverse line is ochreous to brown. The hindwings are cream coloured, usually with more or less connected marginal brown spots.[1]

Etymology

The specific name refers to its type locality, the Serra Bonita Reserve in Bahia, Brazil.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Leger, Theo; Landry, Bernard; Nuss, Matthias; Mally, Richard (2014). "Systematics of the Neotropical genus Catharylla Zeller (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l., Crambinae)". ZooKeys (375): 15–73. doi:10.3897/zookeys.375.6222. PMID 24526844. Bibcode2014ZooK..375...15L.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Wikidata ☰ Q16751003 entry