Pseudomicronia advocataria

Pseudomicronia advocataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Pseudomicronia
Species: P. advocataria
Binomial name
Pseudomicronia advocataria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Micronia advocataria Walker, 1861
  • Pseudomicronia caelata Moore, [1887]
  • Pseudomicronia caelata Moore, 1888
  • Pseudomicronia simpleifascia Swinhoe, 1894
  • Pseudomicronia fasciata Wileman, 1914

Pseudomicronia advocataria is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in the Philippines, Sundaland, the Andaman Islands, India, Taiwan, South China and [2][3] Sri Lanka.[4]

It is a white moth with black fasciations. Black dots are found on the tail margins of the hindwings.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Abraxas sordida Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pseudomicronia advocataria (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pseudomicronia advocataria Walkerヤクシマギンツバメ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  5. ↑ "Pseudomicronia advocataria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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