Thliptoceras gladialis

Thliptoceras gladialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1889.[1] It is found in China in Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan and in Taiwan.

Thliptoceras gladialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Thliptoceras
Species:
T. gladialis
Binomial name
Thliptoceras gladialis
(Leech, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Botys gladialis Leech, 1889
  • Crocidophora rufitinctalis Hampson, 1918
  • Thliptoceras gladiale

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The wings are greyish yellow, but more grey towards the termen in males. Females are deeper yellow with an orange tinge and a grey shade along the termen.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.


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