Hemonia orbiferana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Hemonia |
| Species: | H. orbiferana
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| Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863
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Hemonia orbiferana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Singapore, as well as on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]
Description
[edit]Head, thorax and forewings are dark purplish grey. Forewings with a fulvous speck on an ochreous ground at end of the cell. A dark line runs from the costal center to the near apex and then curved round to the outer angle. Abdomen and hindwings pale ochreous. Bornean specimens are white.
Ecology
[edit]The habitat consists of lowland forests.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Hemonia orbiferana Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.