Agrotera coelatalis

(Agrotera coelatalis)

Description

Agrotera coelatalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Borneo, Sumbawa and Sulawesi. The wings are pale yellow with two brown lines. The forewings are partly brownish along the costa with a diffuse purplish tinge in the disc and metallic-purple at the base. The hindwings are metallic-purple at the tips and a metallic-purple patch on each side of the interior angle.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Crambidae
Genus:Agrotera
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