Charltoniada acrocapna Turner
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Crambinae
- Genus: Charltoniada
- Distribution: Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Sabah, Indonesia (West Timor), Australia (N.T.). Taiwan.
- Habitat: Lowland primary forest; <175m.
- Wing Length: 9mm
Taxonomy
The holotype of Microtalis acrocapna Turner, 1911: 116, 117 is from Australia (Port Darwin).
Description
The FW is slightly falcate and the brown and white markings of this species are distinctive. See Wang & Speidel (2000: 80).
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References
- Wang, HsiauYue. & Speidel, W (2000) Guide Book to Insects in Taiwan (19). Pyraloidea (Pyralidae, Crambidae). Shu Shin Books, Taipei, Taiwan: pp 295.
- Bleszynski, S. (1970b) New genera and species of tropical Crambinae (studies of the Crambinae, Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, part 48), Tijdschr. V. Ent., 113: 1-26.