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Cirrhochrista xanthographis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Cirrhochrista
Species:	C. xanthographis
Binomial name
Cirrhochrista xanthographis Hampson, 1919

Cirrhochrista xanthographis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea, on the D'Entrecasteaux Islands (Fergusson Island).

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pure white with yellow costal fascia, a yellow antemedial line defined by dark scales, a yellow discoidal spot defined by brown lines and a waved postmedial band and crenulate terminal line. The hindwings have a waved yellow subterminal band irrorated with dark scales and a crenulate terminal line.

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
2. Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 324 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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