Agrotera ignepictoides explained

Agrotera ignepictoides is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1916. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The basal part of the forewings is yellow, spotted with scarlet. The remainder of the wing is pale cinnamon mauve washed with grey-brown at and near the apex. The basal and costal areas of the hindwings are cream, while the rest is pale cinnamon mauve. There is a postmedian row of small dots and the abdominal area is buff with an irregular longitudinal scarlet patch with a yellow dot beyond it.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .
  2. http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Lepidoptera_of_the_British_Ornithologists_Union_and_Wollaston_1000890463/137 Rothschild, Walter. Macrolepidoptera. Lepidoptera of the British Ornithologists Union and Wollaston Expeditions in the Snow Mountains, Southern Dutch New Guinea. 1915