Apoblepta

Apoblepta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Apoblepta
Turner, 1911[1]
Species: A. epicharis
Binomial name
Apoblepta epicharis
Turner, 1911

Apoblepta is a monotypic moth genus of moths of the Cybalomiinae subfamily of the Crambidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911.[2] It contains only one species, Apoblepta epicharis, which is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[3]

Adults have white forewings with wavy pale bands and a wide rusty brown mark near the middle above a dark dot.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Apoblepta Turner, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  4. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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