Auchmophoba alternata

Auchmophoba alternata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Warren in 1895.[1] It is found in India (Assam), Borneo, Sumbawa[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded Queensland.

Auchmophoba alternata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Auchmophoba
Species:
A. alternata
Binomial name
Auchmophoba alternata
(Warren, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Petta alternata Warren, 1895
  • Auchmophoba tynnuta Turner, 1913

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are fuscous mixed with whitish. There are four pairs of short white streaks from the costa, as well as a fuscous subterminal line. The hindwings are whitish with fuscous suffusion on the dorsal part of the disc and terminal suffusion .[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Auchmophoba alternata (Warren, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 142


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