Bursadella minatrix

Bursadella minatrix is a moth in the Immidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is widely distributed in New Guinea.^[1]

The wingspan is 33–36 mm. The forewings are yellow-orange purple-blackish markings. There is a costal streak from base, terminating in a patch which occupies the apical two-fifths of the wing beyond a curved line from the middle of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, except a curved ante-apical fascia of ground colour from near the costa at three-fourths to near the termen above the tornus. A subcostal streak is found from the base, sometimes reaching the posterior patch. The median and submedian streaks run from the base to near the middle, the median basally confluent with the subcostal. There is a dorsal streak from the base to two-thirds attenuated at the base. The hindwings are blackish-fuscous, the centre of the disc purple-blackish. There is also an ante-apical yellow-orange fascia, attenuated downwards to the termen below the middle.^[2]

Taxonomy

The taxon memorata was considered to be a subspecies of minatrix, but it is probably the male form of minatrix. The same goes for minax, which was considered to be a separate species. Both these taxa are probably manuscript names.

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