Dausara marginalis
Species of moth
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Dausara marginalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in India (the Andamans) and Western New Guinea, Indonesia.[1]
| Dausara marginalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dausara |
| Species: | D. marginalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dausara marginalis (Moore, 1877) | |
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The basal two-thirds of the forewings is hyaline (glass like) white and the remaining area is purplish pearly. There is a bronze band from the costa to the inner margin at the basal third, as well as a bronze spot at the end of the cell. The costa is brown bordered.[2]
