Micronia aculeata
| Micronia aculeata | |
|---|---|
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| at Bangalore, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Micronia Guenée, 1857 |
| Species: | M. aculeata |
| Binomial name | |
| Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Micronia gannata, Guenée | |
Micronia aculeata is a species of moth of subfamily Microniinae of Family Uraniidae found in India and Sri Lanka.
Description
Wingspan 42–50 mm
Head, thorax, and abdomen white, with a fuscous tinge. "Wings white, closely striated with fuscous; somewhat ill-defined antemedial, medial, and postmedial fuscous oblique bands; a fine marginal line and black spot at base of tail of hind wing. Underside white or fuscous.[1]
In Kaludiya Pokuna Forest, Kandalama, Sri Lanka
References
- ↑ G. F. Hampson (1895) The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Moths Vol. III
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