Bamra albicola

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Bamra albicola
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B. albicola
Binomial name
Bamra albicola
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Felinia albicolaWalker, 1858
  • Agriopis discalisMoore, 1867
  • Bamra diplostigmaHampson, 1893
  • Polydesma discalis melliDraudt, 1950

Bamra albicola is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1]

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Distribution

This species is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, China, Taiwan, Japan and Sulawesi. [3] [4]

Description

The species shows sexual dimorphism. In the female, the forewings are irregularly fasciated pale grey in color which is almost white in the male, with a distinctive darker zone on the costa. Hindwings are also darker in the female than in male. [5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized. [6]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Bamra albicola Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "クロモンハイイロクチバ Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858) クロモンハイイロクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Bamra albicola Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Bamra albicola melli Draudt, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. "Bamra albicola melli (Draudt, 1950)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 March 2018.