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Neoschoenobia caustodes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Neoschoenobia

Neoschoenobia caustodes is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1934. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm for both males and females. The forewings are fuscous mixed with dark fuscous, with somewhat darker lines, more or less distinctly dotted black. There is a blackish discal mark and a terminal series of cloudy blackish dots. The hindwings of the males are whitish-fuscous, while those of the females are grey.

References

Neoschoenobia caustodes Wikipedia