Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Pygospila Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Crambidae Scientific name Pygospila tyres Rank Species | |
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Similar Agathodes ostentalis, Butterflies and moths, Glyphodes bivitralis, Glyphodes onychinalis, Botyodes asialis | ||
Pygospila tyres moth
Pygospila tyres is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in the rainforests of south-east Asia, including Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Queensland in Australia.
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Description
Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint broadly scaled in front, the 3rd porrect and lying on the hair of 2nd joint ; maxillary palpi filiform and as long as the labial ; frons rounded ; antennae of male minutely ciliated ; patagia extending beyond the metathorax ; tibiae with the outer spurs half the length of the inner ; abdomen long, male with the anal tuft large. Fore wing with the costa arched towards apex; the outer margin oblique; the inner margin lobed before middle and somewhat excised towards outer angle ; vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 approximated for about one -third length ; 7 curved and approximated to 8, 9 ; 10 closely approximated to 8, 9. Hind wing with the costa arched at middle ; vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 3 from the angle ; 4, 5 not approximated towards origin ; 6, 7 shortly stalked and curved, 7 anastomosing slightly with 8.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.