| Desmia discrepans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Desmia |
| Species: | D. discrepans |
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| Desmia discrepans (Butler, 1887) | |
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Desmia discrepans is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887. It is found in Papua New Guinea and on the Solomon Islands. It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Adults are black with large white patches on the wings.
Subspecies
- Desmia discrepans discrepans (Solomon Islands)
- Desmia discrepans dissimulalis Rothschild, 1915 (Papua New Guinea)
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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