Thisanotia chrysonuchella Scopoli, 1763 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Thisanotia chrysonuchella Scopoli, 1763

Thisanotia chrysonuchella Scopoli, 1763

Thisanotia chrysonuchella is a 1763 Scopoli moth with 24–34 mm wingspan and distinct colored patterned wings.

Family
Genus
Thisanotia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Thisanotia chrysonuchella Scopoli, 1763

This species is Thisanotia chrysonuchella, first described by Scopoli in 1763. Thisanotia chrysonuchella has a wingspan ranging from 24 to 34 mm. Its forewings are ferruginous-brown, distinctly dusted with black scales. The veins and costal edge are marked with somewhat undefined white streaks. The median line is thick, obtusely angulated, and colored ferruginous-brown. The second line is white, edged on its anterior side with ferruginous-brown, and shaped into rounded angles. The termen is ferruginous-yellow, marked with a few indistinct black dots. The cilia have a metallic appearance. The hindwings are plain grey.

Photo: (c) Andrey Ponomarev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Ponomarev · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Thisanotia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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