Charltona kala explained

Charltona kala is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1886. It is found in India[1] and Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 30 mm in the male and 40 mm in the female. Antennae of male bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity. Head, thorax and forewings uniform blackish brown. The last with diffused long black scales with pale bases in interspaces of inner and outer areas. Abdomen and hindwings pale fuscous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
  3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1896 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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