Palpita limbata

Palpita limbata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Palpita
Species:
P. limbata
Binomial name
Palpita limbata
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Margaronia limbata Butler, 1886
  • Botys albidalis Whalley, 1962

Palpita limbata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Rennell Island and Guadalcanal, as well as in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The forewings are translucent white with a small spot and a brown costa. The wing margins have a narrow interrupted dark brown edge.

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia