Calguia rufobrunnealis
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Calguia rufobrunnealis is a species of snout moth
in the genus Calguia
. It was described by Yamanaka in 2006. It is found in Japan
(it was described from Okinawa).
The wingspan
is 8-11 mm.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Calguia
Calguia
Calguia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Walker, in 1863, and is known from Japan.-Species:* Calguia defiguralis Walker, 1863* Calguia deltophora * Calguia rufobrunnealis Yamanaka, 2006...
. It was described by Yamanaka in 2006. It is found in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(it was described from Okinawa).
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 8-11 mm.