Corythurus nocturnus
| Corythurus nocturnus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Corythurus |
| Species: | C. nocturnus |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythurus nocturnus Hampson, 1893 | |
Corythurus nocturnus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and Borneo.[3]
Its wings are dark greyish. The forewings are dull bronze and black in various shades. Submarginal white markings on anterior half prominent in female, fade in male. Orbicular stigma is whitish.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Corythurus nocturnus Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 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 – via Academia.
- ↑ "Corythurus nocturnus Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ "Corythurus nocturnus Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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