Desmia discrepans

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Desmia

Desmia discrepans is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Butler in 1887. It is found in Papua New Guinea and on the Solomon Islands. It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Adults are black with large white patches on the wings.

Subspecies

Desmia discrepans discrepans (Solomon Islands)

Desmia discrepans dissimulalis Rothschild, 1915 (Papua New Guinea)

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