Ambia tenebrosalis
| Ambia tenebrosalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ambia |
| Species: | A. tenebrosalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambia tenebrosalis Hampson, 1896 | |
Ambia tenebrosalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Description
The wingspan is about 12 mm. Both wings possess stalked veins 4 and 5. Head and thorax fuscous and white marks. Abdomen also fuscous with white rings. Anal tuft is whitish. Wings fuscous. Forewing has indistinct dark sub-basal line, with some white on its outer edge. There are two indistinct medial lines with a white patch on costa between them with a black speck on it. A black-edged fulvous marginal band is present. Hindwing with dark discocellular lunule and indistinct double sinuous postmedial line.[3]
References
- ↑ "Koçak,A.Ö. & M. Kemal,2012, Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Species Details: Ambia tenebrosalis Hampson, 1896". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Hampson Moths of Borneo and Ceylon Vol 4". ebooksread.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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