Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Analyta | |
Analyta semantris is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1914. It is found in Panama and French Guiana.
The wingspan is about 17 mm. There is an irregularly triangular yellow patch on the forewings near the middle of the inner margin. The costa is blackish purple, the outer area suffused with red-brown. The costal edge is red-brown, followed by a purple band. The hindwings are white, shaded by yellow at the base, apex and the costal mark.
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