Chalcidoptera pryeri explained

Chalcidoptera pryeri is a moth[1] in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.[2] It is found on Borneo.[3]

The wingspan[4] is about 20 mm. The forewings are deep red with a fuscous costa and a small yellow spot in the end of the cell, as well as a large lunulate (crescent-shaped) spot beyond the cell. The costal and inner areas and the termen on the hindwings are fuscous.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-11 . Moth Definition, Characteristics, & Behavior Britannica . 2023-11-18 . www.britannica.com . en.
  2. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . April 4, 2018. Note: This source lists a date of 1899, but gives the same article title as below which was published November 1898.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 4, 2018.
  4. Web site: 2023-11-07 . Definition of WINGSPAN . 2023-11-18 . www.merriam-webster.com . en.
  5. Hampson . G. F. . November 15, 1898 . A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 665 . Internet Archive.

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