| Agrotera setipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agrotera |
| Species: | A. setipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrotera setipes Hampson, 1898 | |
Agrotera setipes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Indonesia, where it has been recorded from the Natuna Islands.
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale purplish fuscous, the base marked with yellow and red. There is a pale subbasal band, defined by black towards the costa and irrorated (sprinkled) with red. The hindwings have a yellow and red patch below the end of the cell. Both the forewings and hindwings have a fine black marginal line.
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 9, 2018. Note: This source appears to have the year of description as 1899.
- Savela, Markku. "Agrotera setipes Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- Hampson, G.F. (1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 628.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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