Thliptoceras bicuspidatum

Thliptoceras bicuspidatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Thliptoceras
Species:	T. bicuspidatum
Binomial name
	Thliptoceras bicuspidatum; Zhang, 2014

Thliptoceras bicuspidatum is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zhang in 2014.[1] It is found in Guangdong, China.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pale grey fuscous with fuscous markings. The hindwings are translucent whitish at the base and along the costa.

Etymology

The species name refers to the valva with two pointed processes at the distal end is derived from Latin bicuspidatus (meaning two pointed).[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.