Agrotera leucostola

Agrotera leucostola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Agrotera
Species:	A. leucostola
Binomial name
	Agrotera leucostola; Hampson, 1896
Synonyms
	Leucinodella agroterodes Strand, 1918;

Agrotera leucostola is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Taiwan[1] and in the Indian states of Sikkim and Assam.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The basal inner area of the forewings is white. There are two black spots in the cell. Both the forewings and hindwings have leaden-suffused patches on the apical area.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. As Leucinodella leucostola. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
Savela, Markku. "Agrotera leucostola Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 268 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. As Leucinodella leucostola. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Agrotera leucostola Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 268 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.