Trigonobela perfenestrata

Trigonobela perfenestrata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is found in Papua New Guinea[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2]

Trigonobela perfenestrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Trigonobela
Species:
T. perfenestrata
Binomial name
Trigonobela perfenestrata
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Botys perfenestrata Butler, 1882

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are dull rose, the wings spotted with orange-yellow spots, many of which have hyaline-whitish centres.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 10 (57): 237


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