Polygrammodes hyalosticta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Indonesia, where it has been recorded from the Natuna Islands.[1]
Polygrammodes hyalosticta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Polygrammodes |
Species: | P. hyalosticta
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Binomial name | |
Polygrammodes hyalosticta Hampson, 1899
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are bright yellow, with a purplish red basal third, conjoined on the costal area to a triangular patch which is edged with red. There is a quadrate hyaline spot in the end of the cell, as well as a subterminal series of red points. The hindwings are bright yellow, with a purplish red basal third. There is an irregularly waved postmedial red line between veins 7 and 2, with a red point above vein 5, as well as a waved sinuous subterminal line.[2]
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 198 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.