Thliptoceras bisulciforme

Thliptoceras bisulciforme
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Thliptoceras
Species:	T. bisulciforme
Binomial name
	Thliptoceras bisulciforme; Zhang, 2014

Thliptoceras bisulciforme is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zhang in 2014.[1] It is found in Guangxi, China.

The wingspan is about 28–30 mm. The wings are fuscous with deep fuscous markings.

Etymology

The species name refers to the anellus looking like two parallel, trough-shaped sclerites and is derived from Latin bi (meaning two) and sulciformis (meaning trough-shaped).[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.