Dolgoma angulifera

Dolgoma angulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Dolgoma
Species: D. angulifera
Binomial name
Dolgoma angulifera
(Felder, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia angulifera Felder, 1874
  • Eilema angulifera

Dolgoma angulifera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 29mm. Fore wing with vein 9 stalked with veins 7 and 8. Fore wing with the outer margin of moderate length. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the fore wing. In female, head, thorax and fore wings are bright ochreous on color without irroration. Hind wings are pale yellowish.[2]

Taxonomy

It is sometimes listed as a synonym of Dolgoma oblitterans.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Does Eilema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?
  2. ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Eilema angulifera (Felder, 1874)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 16, 2017.


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