Charltona kala
| Charltona kala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Charltona |
| Species: | C. kala |
| Binomial name | |
| Charltona kala Swinhoe, 1886 | |
Charltona kala is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Swinhoe in 1886. It is found in India,[1] and Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
Wingspan is about 30mm in male and 40mm in female. Antennae of male bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity. Head, thorax and fore wings uniform blackish brown. The last with diffused long black scales with pale bases in interspaces of inner and outer areas. Abdomen and hind wings pale fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ "Koçak,A.Ö. & M. Kemal,2012, Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". academia. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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