Melanothrix nymphaliaria

Melanothrix nymphaliaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Melanothrix
Species: M. nymphaliaria
Binomial name
Melanothrix nymphaliaria
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Gnophos nymphaliaria Waker, 1866
  • Melanothrix pulchricolor Felder, 1874
  • Euterote coryna Swinhoe, 1893
  • Melanothrix atropurpurea Aurivillius, 1894
  • Melanothrix albidior Rothschild, 1910
  • Melanothrix radiata Grunberg, 1914
  • Melanthrix leucotrigona sundaensis Holloway, 1976

Melanothrix nymphaliaria is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found on Java, Sumatra and Borneo and possibly also in the Philippines. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Adult males have an almost triangular white patch on the forewing costa postmedially with a straight exterior margin. Females have a basal black patch on the forewings with a central extension that almost reaches the marginal black area.[2]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
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