Surattha diffusilinea

Surattha diffusilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Surattha
Species:	S. diffusilinea
Binomial name
	Surattha diffusilinea; Hampson, 1919
Synonyms
	Prionapteryx diffusilinea; Alloea xylochroa Turner, 1947;

Surattha diffusilinea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The forewings are white, faintly tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish. There is a black antemedial line and two similar medial lines. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with rufous.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
Hampson, George F. (1919). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 4 (21): 138 – via Internet Archive.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 31, 2018.

[2] Hampson, George F. (1919). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 4 (21): 138 – via Internet Archive.