Speiredonia itynx
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| Illustration from Plate XXXVI of Cramer & Stoll's "De uitlandsche kapellen". | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Speiredonia |
| Species: | S. itynx
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| Speiredonia itynx (Fabricius, 1787)
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Speiredonia itynx is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Java, Palawan, Sulawesi and the Moluccas. [1]
Description
Wingspan ranges from 64-78mm. Middle loop on fore wing produced inwards almost to the discocellulars. There is a rufous spot founf on cell. Specimens very greatly in color and spots. Some has purplish grey patches on both wings, and some has ochreous patches on disk and center of margin of both wings. Another morph has ochreous or white suffusion on sub-marginal area of fore wings and postmedial area of hind wings.[2][3]
References
- ^ An Overview Of The Genus Speiredonia With Description Of Seven New Species
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Speiredonia Hübner. The Moths of Borneo.
External links
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