Agrotera ignepictoides
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| Agrotera ignepictoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agrotera |
| Species: | A. ignepictoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotera ignepictoides Rothschild, 1916 | |
Agrotera ignepictoides is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1916. It is found in Papua New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The basal part of the forewings is yellow, spotted with scarlet. The remainder of the wing is pale cinnamon mauve washed with grey-brown at and near the apex. The basal and costal areas of the hindwings are cream, while the rest is pale cinnamon mauve. There is a postmedian row of small dots and the abdominal area is buff with an irregular longitudinal scarlet patch with a yellow dot beyond it.[2]
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