Baorisa hieroglyphica

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Baorisa hieroglyphica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Baorisa
Species:
B. hieroglyphica
Binomial name
Baorisa hieroglyphica
Moore, 1882

Baorisa hieroglyphica, also known as the Picasso moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by the British entomologist Frederic Moore in 1882. The genus Baorisa was long thought to be monotypic, but three other species have been described. It is found in parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC   9625544 via Internet Archive.
  2. "LepIndex - hieroglyphica". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-08.