Cataclysta polystictalis
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Cataclysta polystictalis is a Crambidae
species in the genus Cataclysta
. It was described by Hampson in 1906, and is known from New Guinea
.
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
species in the genus Cataclysta
Cataclysta
Cataclysta is a genus of moths. Species include Cataclysta lemnata.-Species:*Cataclysta albipunctalis Hampson, 1897*Cataclysta angulata Moore, 1885*Cataclysta lampetialis Walker, 1859*Cataclysta lemnata...
. It was described by Hampson in 1906, and is known from New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
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