Migoplastis correcta

Migoplastis correcta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Migoplastis
Species:	M. correcta
Binomial name
	Migoplastis correcta; (Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
	Hypsa correcta Walker, [1865]; Migoplastis ceylonica Felder, 1868;

Migoplastis correcta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

Hind wing of male not excised at anal angle. veins 6 and 7 from cell. The branches of antennae are long. Head and thorax ochreous brown. A black speck on vertex of head present. Two specks on collar, two on each patagium and one each on each thoracic segment can be seen. Abdomen yellowish with a dorsal and two lateral paired series of black spots. Fore wing ochreous brown with a wide indistinct post-medial paler band, only defined on the disk. Hind wings are yellowish.^[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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[1] Migoplastis at funet Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine.

[2] 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.