Agrioglypta zelimalis

Agrioglypta zelimalis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo),[2] New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded in Queensland.[3]

Agrioglypta zelimalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agrioglypta
Species:
A. zelimalis
Binomial name
Agrioglypta zelimalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Glyphodes zelimalis Walker, 1859
  • Glyphodes nyctealis Snellen, [1880]

The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The forewings are shining white with brownish lines. The hindwings are shining white.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Agrioglypta zelimalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don; Hacobian, Bart & Crossley, Stella (27 January 2013). "Agrioglypta zelimalis (Walker, 1859)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. Midden-Sumatra, 4 (8): 68 (in Dutch)


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