Platytes platysticha
Platytes platysticha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1939. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[1]
| Platytes platysticha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Platytes |
| Species: | P. platysticha |
| Binomial name | |
| Platytes platysticha Turner, 1939 | |
The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish with fuscous longitudinal streaks. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- A second revision of the Lepidoptera of Tasmania
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