Palpita rhodocosta information

Palpita rhodocosta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Palpita
Species:	P. rhodocosta
Binomial name
	Palpita rhodocosta; Inoue, 1997
Synonyms
	Palpita rhodocosta erithraia Inoue, 1997 ; Palpita rhodocosta erythraea Inoue, 1997 ;

Palpita rhodocosta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea^[1] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wings are translucent with brown-edged spots and a rusty brown costa.^[2]

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia