Tirathaba catharopa

Tirathaba catharopa is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.[2] It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1937. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][3]

Tirathaba catharopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Tirathaba
Species:
T. catharopa
Binomial name
Tirathaba catharopa
(Turner, 1937)[1]
Synonyms
  • Harpagomorpha catharopa Turner, 1937

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown with a number of red lines from the margin to the base. The hindwings are plain pale yellow.[4]

References
  1. "Tirathaba Walker, 1864" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. "Tirathaba catharopa - Discover Life". www.discoverlife.org.
  3. "Tirathaba catharopa". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au.
  4. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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