Apona plumosa

Apona plumosa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Moore in 1872.[1] It is found in India.[2]

Apona plumosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Apona
Species:
A. plumosa
Binomial name
Apona plumosa
Moore, 1872

The wingspan is 94–102 mm. Adults are similar to Apona cashmirensis, but are darker red-brown. The medial line on the forewings is curved below the costa, and there are faint traces of waved lines. The postmedial line is whitish inwardly and rufous outwardly and the outer area is darker, without a waved line, the veins crossing it rufous. The hindwings have almost obsolete waved and postmedial lines and the outer area is dark, without a waved line.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apona plumosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Apona plumosa". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 53 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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