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Migoplastis correcta

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Migoplastis correcta
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M. correcta
Binomial name
Migoplastis correcta
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Hypsa correcta Walker, [1865]
  • Migoplastis ceylonica Felder, 1868

Migoplastis correcta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

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Hindwing of male not excised at anal angle. veins 6 and 7 from cell. The branches of antennae are long. Head and thorax ochreous brown. A black speck on vertex of head present. Two specks on collar, two on each patagium and one each on each thoracic segment can be seen. Abdomen yellowish with a dorsal and two lateral paired series of black spots. Forewing ochreous brown with a wide indistinct post-medial paler band, only defined on the disk. Hindwings are yellowish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Migoplastis correcta (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.