Apona shevaroyensis

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Apona shevaroyensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Apona
Species:
A. shevaroyensis
Binomial name
Apona shevaroyensis
Moore, 1884

Apona shevaroyensis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1884. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 134 mm. Adults are similar to Apona plumosa , but are duller brown and the antemedial line on the forewings is obsolete, the medial and postmedial lines are more oblique and the waved lines are more distinct. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apona shevaroyensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 53 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .