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Taurometopa haematographa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Taurometopa

Taurometopa haematographa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1917. It is found on the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 28 mm for females. The forewings are golden yellow with five ill-defined waved crimson lines with black marks suffused with silvery scales. The hindwings are semihyaline ochreous, the terminal area suffused with brown and with a puplish crimson patch.

References

Taurometopa haematographa Wikipedia