Thliptoceras gladialis

Thliptoceras gladialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Thliptoceras
Species:	T. gladialis
Binomial name
	Thliptoceras gladialis; (Leech, 1889)
Synonyms
	Botys gladialis Leech, 1889; Crocidophora rufitinctalis Hampson, 1918; Thliptoceras gladiale;

Thliptoceras gladialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1889.[1] It is found in China in Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan and in Taiwan.

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The wings are greyish yellow, but more grey towards the termen in males. Females are deeper yellow with an orange tinge and a grey shade along the termen.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.