Micronia aculeata
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| at Bangalore, India | |
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| Genus: | Guenée, 1857
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| Species: | M. aculeata
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| Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857
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Micronia gannata, Guenée | |
Micronia aculeata is a species of moth of subfamily Microniinae of Family Uraniidae found in India and Sri Lanka towards Sulawesi.[1]
Description
Wingspan 42–50 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white, with a fuscous tinge. "Wings white, closely striated with fuscous; somewhat ill-defined antemedial, medial, and postmedial fuscous oblique bands; a fine marginal line and black spot at base of tail of hind wing. Underside white or fuscous.[2]
References
- ^ "Micronia aculeata Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ G. F. Hampson (1895) The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Moths Vol. III
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