Palpita margaritacea
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| Palpita margaritacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. margaritacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Palpita margaritacea Inoue, 1997 | |
Palpita margaritacea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales,[1] Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.
Adults are white with a brown costa and a small brown spot near the middle of the forewings.[2]