Agrotera setipes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.[1] It is found in Indonesia, where it has been recorded from the Natuna Islands.[2]
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotera setipes Hampson, 1898
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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.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
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