''Agrotera barcealis'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

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

. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka, Sumatra,

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and

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. The forewings are opalescent white with ochreous-brown speckles at the base. Both wings have a slender ochreous-brown outer discal line, bordered with pale yellow externally. This is followed by a brown speckled submarginal band.''The Lepidoptera of Ceylon'' 3 (2): 289

References

Moths described in 1859 Spilomelinae Moths of Asia {{Agroterini-stub