Adrapsa ablualis

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Adrapsa ablualis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Adrapsa
Species:
A. ablualis
Binomial name
Adrapsa ablualis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms [ citation needed ]

Adrapsa ablualis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae that can be found in Queensland in Australia and in Southeast Asia. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. [1]

Description

The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female is 36 mm. [2] Male with a tuft of long hair from the base of second joint of palpi. Antennae of male with uniseriate pectinations. Antemedial and postmedial lines of forewings and sinuous submarginal line are white, where the first two are straighter. There is a white speck found at center and spot at end of cell. Hindwings with white base. Ventral side with basal area of both wings speckled with white. [3]

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References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 August 2012). "Adrapsa ablualis Walker, [1859]". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. "no common name (Adrapsa ablualis)". www.ozanimals.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.