Agnidra discispilaria

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Agnidra discispilaria
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Agnidra
Species:
A. discispilaria
Binomial name
Agnidra discispilaria
Moore, 1867
Synonyms
  • Albara discispilaria
  • Drepana discispilaria
  • Agnidra ustaButler, 1886
  • Albara magnidiscataWarren, 1922
  • Albara discispilaria macularisBryk, 1943

Agnidra discispilaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1867. [1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim and Thailand. [2]

The wingspan is 19–23 mm for males and 21.5-22.5 mm for females. [3] The wings are dull pale sienna reddish, crossed by numerous ill-defined irregular greyish-brown lines. The external border and angle of the forewings is clouded with the same colour. All wings have a dark rounded slate-grey spot at the inferior angle of the discoidal cell. There are some greenish-white scales in each of these spots. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agnidra discispilaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 10 July 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Agnidra Moore, [1868]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series Suppl. 12
  4. ↑ Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum 6: 17 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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