Clupeosoma sericialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae (subfamily Odontiinae). It was first described by the British entomologist George Hampson in 1896 under the original combination Pleonectoides sericialis.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Odontiinae
- Genus: Clupeosoma
- Species: Clupeosoma sericialis
- Binomial name: Clupeosoma sericialis (Hampson, 1896)
- Synonyms: Pleonectoides sericialis Hampson, 1896
Distribution The species has been recorded in the Oriental biogeographic region. Specific localities include:
- India: Margharita, Assam (the type locality)
- Northeast India (per Robinson et al., 1994)
- Indonesia: Sumbawa
- Brunei (per Robinson et al., 1994)
Description The wingspan is approximately 16 mm. The forewings are described as pale silky purplish grey, with a minutely waved, indistinct submarginal line. There is a marginal series of dark specks.
References
- Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 141.
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2020). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea.
- Singh, N.; Ranjan, R.; Talukdar, A.; Joshi, R.; Kirti, J. S.; Chandra, K.; Mally, R. (2022). "Clupeosoma sericialis (Hampson, 1896b: 141) (Pleonectoides)". Zenodo.
