| Criophthona haliaphra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Criophthona |
| Species: | C. haliaphra |
| Binomial name | |
| Criophthona haliaphra Meyrick, 1884 | |
Criophthona haliaphra is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white with scattered dark fuscous scales and ochreous-fuscous markings, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous grey, but paler towards the base.
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1884 (3): 340.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Criophthona haliaphra | |
 | This Spilomelinae-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |