Pygospila bivittalis explained

Pygospila bivittalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.^[1] It is found in India, China,^[2] Indonesia (Seram, Obi), New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^{[3] [4]}

Adults are cupreous brown, the forewings cupreous, purple tinged, with two silvery-white oblique streaks at the base, and with eight white semihyaline (almost glasslike) spots, of which four are subquadrate and larger than the rest. The hindwings are brown and somewhat woolly. The costal area is white.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
2. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=269912 BOLD Systems
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Pygospila bivittalis Walker, [1866] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 31, 2018.
4. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/spil/bivittalis.html Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
5. https://archive.org/stream/listspecimensle11graygoog/listspecimensle11graygoog_djvu.txt List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1365