Talanga sexpunctalis

Talanga sexpunctalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1887. It is found in South-east Asia, including Kolkata, Hong Kong, New Guinea, Thailand and Queensland in Australia.

Talanga sexpunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Talanga
Species:
T. sexpunctalis
Binomial name
Talanga sexpunctalis
(Moore, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma sexpunctalis Moore, 1887
  • Glyphodes lomaspilalis Snellen, 1880
  • Cataclysta nympha Butler, 1880
  • Talanga sexpunctata Moore, [1885] (missp.)

Adults are yellow with a prominent brown triangle on each forewing costa, a pair of black spots near each hindwing tornus, and a number of transparent windows. The wings have an iridescent sheen.

  • Herbison-Evans, Don; Hacobian, Bart & Crossley, Stella (3 April 2015). "Talanga sexpunctalis (Moore, 1877)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 26 June 2018.


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