Taurometopa haematographa

Taurometopa haematographa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found on the Solomon Islands.[1]

Taurometopa haematographa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Taurometopa
Species:
T. haematographa
Binomial name
Taurometopa haematographa
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Balaenifrons haematographa Hampson, 1917

The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 28 mm for females. The forewings are golden yellow with five ill-defined waved crimson lines with black marks suffused with silvery scales. The hindwings are semihyaline ochreous, the terminal area suffused with brown and with a publish crimson patch.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Novitates Zoologicae 24: 58


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