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Katha prabana

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Katha prabana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Katha
Species:
K. prabana
Binomial name
Katha prabana
(Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia prabana Moore, 1859
  • Lithosia nigricans Walker, 1862
  • Lithosia lurida Snellen, 1880
  • Tmetoptera costosa Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Eilema prabana celebesa Tams, 1935
  • Eilema celebesa Tams, 1935

Katha prabana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Sula Islands, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, the Moluccas and in Burma.[1] The habitat consists of lowland areas.

Adults are mostly dark blackish grey, with a narrow pale yellow forewing costa.[2]

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