Migoplastis alba
| Migoplastis alba | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Migoplastis |
| Species: | M. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Migoplastis alba (Moore, 1877) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Migoplastis alba is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
Hind wing of male excised, folded and lobed at anal angle. The branches of antennae shorter. Head and thorax yellowish white in color. Vertex of head with a black dot. The spots on thorax as in Paraplastis hampsoni except pair of spots on pro-thorax found in M. alba. Abdomen yellow with a series of dorsal black bands and two paired series of lateral spots. Fore wings are pure white. Hind wings with a slight fuscous tinged. Hind wing with veins 6 and 7 arise from cell. Ventral side is fuscous.[2]
References
- ↑ Migoplastis at funet Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 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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