Banisia tibiale
| Banisia tibiale | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Banisia |
| Species: | B. tibiale |
| Binomial name | |
| Banisia tibiale (Fryer, 1912)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Banisia tibiale is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in the Seychelles on Marianne Island and Silhouette Island.
This moths remembers Banisia myrtaea (Drury, 1773) from which it can be distinguished by the swollen hind tibiae of the male. Their wingspan is 29–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in).[2]
References
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ Fryer, 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15(Zool.)(1):20-21; pl.1 fig.16
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