Eurhythma cataxia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

Eurhythma cataxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: incertae sedis
Genus: Eurhythma
Species:
E. cataxia
Binomial name
Eurhythma cataxia
(Turner, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Myriostephes cataxia Turner, 1913

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are snow-white with pale ochreous-fuscous fasciae. The hindwings are pale-grey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ "Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 1909 (Vol. 22)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-07.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.