Tascina metallica
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| Species: | T. metallica
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| Tascina metallica Pagenstecher, 1890[1]
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Tascina metallica is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found on Borneo and Palawan.[2]
Adults have robust, clubbed antennae. The ground colour of the forewings is black, with an oblique white bar and a broad blue dorsum in males and a black hindwing in females. The hindwing underside is rufous brown, although duller in females with a hint of blue along the dorsum.[3]
References
- ^ Tascina at funet
- ^ Von Dr. Arnold Pagenstecher (1890). "Heteroceren der Insel Palawan (Heterocera of the Island of Palawan". German Entomological Journal (in German). German Entomological Society. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
External links
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tascina metallica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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