Clupeosoma metachryson

Clupeosoma metachryson is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it has been recorded from Fergusson Island.^[1]

Clupeosoma metachryson
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Clupeosoma
Species:	C. metachryson
Binomial name
Clupeosoma metachryson Hampson, 1897

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are orange, suffused with fiery red scales and irrorated (speckled) with black. There is an orange antemedial line, as well as an ill-defined orange postmedial line. The hindwings are orange with a broad black marginal band.^[2]

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1897: 218 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.