Hemiphruda
| Hemiphruda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Hemiphruda Warren, 1923 |
| Species: | H. mecasa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemiphruda mecasa (Swinhoe, 1894) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemiphruda mecasa is a moth in the Drepanidae family and only species in the Hemiphruda genus. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in India.[1]
Adults are brown, the forewings with two black spots at the end of the cell, one at the upper end and the other below. There is a diffuse band from the apex of the fore wings to the abdomen. The hindwings have a straight band of three thick brown lines, but not very distinct.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hemiphruda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1894
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