Lyclene hollowai

Lyclene hollowai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Lyclene
Species: L. hollowai
Binomial name
Lyclene hollowai
Kirti & Gill, 2009

Lyclene hollowai is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Kirti and Gill in 2009 and can be found in India (Gujarat).

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pinkish red, the subbasal region irrorated with fuscous scales. The hindwings are pinkish rufus.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr Jeremy D. Holloway.[1]

References

  1. Kirti, J.S. & N.S. Gill, 2009: Description of four new species of the genus Lyclene Moore (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 52B (1-2): 109-118. Full article:


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