Palirisa cervina

Palirisa cervina

Palirisa cervina formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Palirisa
Species:	P. cervina
Binomial name
*Palirisa cervina* Moore, 1865
Synonyms
Palirisa burmanica Strand, 1924 Palirisa angustifasciata Mell, 1937 Palirisa chocolatina Mell, 1937 Palirisa curvilineata Mell, 1937 Palirisa roseitincta Mell, 1937 Palirisa significata Mell, 1937

Palirisa cervina is a moth of the Eupterotidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar,^[1] India and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 104 mm. Adults are similar to Palirisa lineosa, but are pale grey-brown and only the medial and postmediai rufous lines on the forewings are present, the latter with a waved line beyond it, between which and the postmedial line the colour is darker. The hindwings have three obsolescent lines and no outer line.^[2]

Subspecies

Palirisa cervina cervina (Burma, India)
Palirisa cervina annamensis Mell, 1929 (China)
Palirisa cervina birmana Bryk, 1944 (Myanmar)
Palirisa cervina formosana Matsumura, 1931 (Taiwan)
Palirisa cervina mosoensis Mell, 1937 (China: Yunnan)
Palirisa cervina renei Bryk, 1944 (Myanmar)

References

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