Orthaga castanealis

(Orthaga castanealis)

Description

Orthaga castanealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Orthaga. It was described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1907, and is known from Papua New Guinea (including Dinawa, the type location). It has a wingspan of 36 mm.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pyralidae

Genus:Orthaga

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