Britha biguttata
| Britha biguttata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Britha |
| Species: | B. biguttata |
| Binomial name | |
| Britha biguttata Walker, 1866 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Britha biguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Java, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Taiwan and Australia.[3]
The wings are brownish with variegated markings. A pale-edged dark line runs from the wingtip to the hind margin on each forewing. Labial palpi are covered densely with spiky hairs. The male has an elongated pale spot near the middle of each forewing.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 August 2012). "Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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