Calamotropha punctivenellus

Calamotropha punctivenellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

Calamotropha punctivenellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Calamotrophini
Genus:	Calamotropha
Species:	C. punctivenellus
Binomial name
Calamotropha punctivenellus (Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
Crambus punctivenellus Hampson, 1896

Description

Its wingspan is 20 mm and it is a white colored moth. Palpi fulvous at sides. Thorax and abdomen irrorated (sprinkled) with brown. Forewings with interspaces suffused with brown scales, leaving the base of the cell and the costal area white. A black spot found at the origin of vein 2. An oblique medial brown striga from costa. A marginal black line somewhat maculate (spotted) at the veins. Hindwings white.^[2]