Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Meroctena | |
Meroctena staintonii is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863. It is found in Indonesia (Ambon Island, Java, Borneo), Fiji and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wings are yellow with a broad darker margin. The forewings are outlined with a comma shaped mark near the middle.
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