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Archernis callixantha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Archernis

Archernis callixantha is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are yellow with two incomplete zigzag lines, as well as a brown line along the costa with a brown-edged white mark halfway.

References

Archernis callixantha Wikipedia