Tirathaba cyclophora

Tirathaba cyclophora is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.^[2][1] It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in New Guinea.^[3][4]

Tirathaba cyclophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Tirathaba
Species:	T. cyclophora
Binomial name
Tirathaba cyclophora (Hampson, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
Aphomia cyclophora Hampson, 1917

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are pale purplish red irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish and with a minute annulus incompletely defined by black scales in the middle of the cell and a more complete discoidal annulus. There are traces of a diffused dark postmedial line, oblique to vein 5, then inwardly oblique and somewhat dentate. There are also traces of a curved dark subterminal line and there is a terminal series of black bars. The hindwings are ochreous yellow tinged with brown except on the inner area. There is a slight brown terminal line.^[5]