Archernis callixantha Meyrick
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Spilomelinae
- Genus: Archernis
- Distribution: Kalimantan Selatan, PNG, Australia (Q, NSW).
- Habitat: Lowland.
- Wing Length: 14mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Archernis callixantha Meyrick, 1886: 254 is from PNG (Fly River). It is the TS of Archernis Meyrick, 1886 :254.
- syn. Chrysommatodes aereoflavalis Warren, 1896: 105 TL Australia (Q). (Hampson, 1899 :180). TS of Chrysommatodes Warren, 1896. As syn. (Globiz).
Description
A golden yellow species with brown spotting. FW subcosta is a golden brown. The FW has a white double spot in the reniform area.
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References
- Hampson, G. F. (1899) A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralidae: Part 2, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.: 172-291
- Meyrick, E. (1886a) On some Lepidoptera from the Fly River. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 2, (1): 240-258.
- Warren, W. (1896f) XIII New species of Pyralidae, Thyridiae and Epiplemidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 6, (17) (97): 94-106.