Jump to content

Pterocyclophora ridleyi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pterocyclophora ridleyi
Male from Sabah on Borneo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Sypnini
Genus: Pterocyclophora
Species:
P. ridleyi
Binomial name
Pterocyclophora ridleyi
Hampson, 1893

Pterocyclophora ridleyi is a noctuid moth in the family Erebidae, subfamily Erebinae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1893 and it is rather uncommon, with records mostly from lowland forests. It is found in Sundaland and the Philippines.

The facies and the strikingly tailed hindwing margin render the species unmistakable. There is some sexual dimorphism, females having paler, less grey forewings with a darker marginal area.

[edit]
  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pterocyclophora ridleyi Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved December 17, 2019.