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''Calamochrous albipunctalis'' is a
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 ...
that is found in
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. It was described by
George Hamilton Kenrick Sir George Hamilton Kenrick Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, FRES (1850 – 28 May 1939) was an England, English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera especially those of New Guinea. He was a prominent liberal educationist and w ...
in 1907. It has a wingspan of 44 mm.Kenrick, 1907. On Pyralidae of British New Guinea. ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London''. 1907 t.4:79 pl.IV
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Pyraustinae Moths described in 1907 {{Pyraustinae-stub