Sarobela litterata

Sarobela litterata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Sarobela
Species: S. litterata
Binomial name
Sarobela litterata
(Pagenstecher, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Plusia litterata Pagenstecher, 1888
  • Hypena biplagiata Butler, 1889
  • Athyrma aurotincta Hampson, 1893
  • Sarobela spectabilis Turner, 1936

Sarobela litterata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pagenstecher in 1888.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Borneo and Australia.[3]

The adult's wingspan is 3 cm. Its forewings are greyish brown with two large black patches based on the costa. Hindwings plain brown. Forwardly projected long labial palpi.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Sarobela litterata Pagenstecher, 1888". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Sarobela litterata (Pagenstecher, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (4 April 2015). "Sarobela litterata (Pagenstecher, 1888)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sarobela litterata biology". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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