Holocraspedon nigropunctum
| Holocraspedon nigropunctum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Holocraspedon |
| Species: | H. nigropunctum |
| Binomial name | |
| Holocraspedon nigropunctum Hampson, 1893 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Holocraspedon nigropunctum is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
Wingspan is about 20mm. In male, head, thorax and abdomen are white in color. Thorax spotted with black. Fore wings are white, some specimen with black costal base. A curved antemedial black line present, where a spot in the cell and a spot at end of it can be seen. There is a postmedial line excurved round of cell and joining the antemedial line at inner margin. Some black streaks found beyond the postmedial line. There is a marginal series of short lines present. Apex is slightly suffused with fuscous color. Cocoon is suspended by a cord and formed a network of strengthened by two cross bands.[2]
References
- ↑ Holocraspedon at funet
- ↑ 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.
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