Micronia aculeata
Micronia aculeata | |
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At Bangalore, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Micronia Guenée, 1857 |
Species: | M. aculeata |
Binomial name | |
Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857 | |
Synonyms | |
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Micronia aculeata is a species of moth of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae found in India and Sri Lanka towards Sulawesi.[1] It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Description
Its wingspan is 42–50 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white with a fuscous tinge. Wings white, closely striated with fuscous; somewhat ill-defined antemedial, medial, and postmedial fuscous oblique bands; a fine marginal line and black spot at base of tail of hindwing. Underside white or fuscous.[2]
References
- ↑ "Micronia aculeata Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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