Drosophantis

Drosophantis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Drosophantis caeruleata, which is found from India and Sri Lanka east to Taiwan, Thailand, Sumbawa and Australia (Robinson et al., 1994[1])

Drosophantis
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Drosophantis

Meyrick, 1935
Species:
D. caeruleata
Binomial name
Drosophantis caeruleata
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Ambia caeruleata Hampson, 1893
  • Ambia cyanealis Hampson, 1903
  • Drosophantis corusca Meyrick, 1935

References

  1. Robinson, G.S., Tuck, K.R. & Shaffer, M., 1994. A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of South-East Asia. The Natural History Museum, London & Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur. 307 pp.


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