''Aethaloessa calidalis'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

described by

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...

in 1854. It is found throughout the

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

, South and South-East Asia,

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

and on many Pacific islands. This moth figured on an 8-cent stamp of

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Van ...

in 1980."''Aethaloessa calidalis'' (Guenée, 1854)"
''Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths''. Retrieved March 8, 2018. (Includes the Tuvalu stamp.)

References

External links

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"''Aethaloessa calidalis''"
''Australian Moths Online''.

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. Retrieved March 8, 2018. Spilomelinae Moths described in 1854 Taxa named by Achille Guenée Moths of Seychelles Moths of Asia Moths of Australia Moths of Oceania {{Spilomelini-stub