Catharylla bijuga is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Théo Léger and Bernard Landry in 2014. It occurs in lowlands of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana) and Brazil.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Catharylla |
| Species: | C. bijuga
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| Catharylla bijuga T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014[1]
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The length of the forewings is 9–10.5 mm for males and 11–15 mm for females. The forewings are snow white, with a yellow-ochreous to brown costal margin, partially disrupted when meeting the transverse lines. The hindwings are snow white, the veins slightly ochreous.[1]
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the bifid costal arm of the male genitalia and is derived from Latin bijugus (meaning yoked together, double).[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Leger, Theo; Landry, Bernard; Nuss, Matthias & Mally, Richard (2014). "Systematics of the Neotropical genus Catharylla Zeller (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l., Crambinae)". ZooKeys (375): 15–73. Bibcode:2014ZooK..375...15L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.375.6222. PMC 3921562. PMID 24526844.
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