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Chalcidoptera pryeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Chalcidoptera
Species:	C. pryeri
Binomial name
Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898

Chalcidoptera pryeri is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found on Borneo.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are deep red with a fuscous costa and a small yellow spot in the end of the cell, as well as a large lunulate (crescent-shaped) spot beyond the cell. The costal and inner areas and the termen on the hindwings are fuscous.

References

1. "Moth | Definition, Characteristics, & Behavior | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 4, 2018. Note: This source lists a date of 1899, but gives the same article title as below which was published November 1898.
3. Savela, Markku. "Chalcidoptera pryeri Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
4. "Definition of WINGSPAN". www.merriam-webster.com. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
5. Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 665 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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