Rhodoneura acaciusalis
| Rhodoneura acaciusalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Subfamily: | Siculodinae |
| Tribe: | Rhodoneurini |
| Genus: | Rhodoneura |
| Species: | R. acaciusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodoneura acaciusalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Rhodoneura acaciusalis is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Hindustan, Karnataka, W. Sumatra, W. Malaysia, Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak), and Brunei in lowlands and lower montane forests; <1500m.
The wingspan is 35mm. This species is superbly and distinctively patterned in pastel shades of pink and purplish brown with little indication of the typical thyridid reticulation pattern. On the underside the forewing is predominantly greyish cream with brown suffusion and with veins R5 to CuA2 covered by bright pink or red scales.
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