Jump to content

Nannoarctia tripartita

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cydebot (talk | contribs) at 13:46, 27 August 2015 (Robot - Speedily moving category Moths of Burma to Category:Moths of Myanmar per CFDS.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Nannoarctia tripartita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
N. tripartita
Binomial name
Nannoarctia tripartita
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Aloa tripartita Walker, 1855
  • Pericallia tripartita

Nannoarctia tripartita is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Burma, Thailand, Laos and China (Yunnan).[1]

Description

The length of the Nannoarctia tripartita forewings is 15–18 mm for females and 14–17 mm for males.

The forewings of the females are dark brown, with a transverse (slightly oblique) band and several spots. The hindwings are yellow, with a large dark discal spot and three other spots.

The forewings of the males are brown, with a transverse oblique postdiscal band and several spots. The hindwings are yellow, with a brown costal margin, a confluent discal spot, a wide stroke at the apex, and an angulated spot at the tornus.

References