Palpita rhodocosta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. rhodocosta
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| Binomial name | |
| Palpita rhodocosta Inoue, 1997
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The wings are translucent with brown-edged spots and a rusty brown costa.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Palpita rhodocosta rhodocosta (Australia: Queensland)
- Palpita rhodocosta erythraia Inoue, 1997 (Papua New Guinea: Normanby Island)
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia