Microblepsis prunicolor
Microblepsis prunicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Microblepsis |
Species: | M. prunicolor |
Binomial name | |
Microblepsis prunicolor (Moore, 1888) | |
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Microblepsis prunicolor is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Moore in 1888.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim, north-eastern Myanmar and possibly China.[2]
The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are dark purplish grey, the forewings with an acutely angled yellowish antemedial line and a similar postmedial line met at the angle by a yellow line from the apex. There is also a pale submarginal line. The hindwings have slightly curved subbasal, medial, and submarginal yellowish lines.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microblepsis prunicolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018. Note: This source has 1879 as the year of description.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Microblepsis prunicolor (Moore, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ↑ The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I
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