Barsine roseororatus

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Barsine roseororatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Barsine
Species:
B. roseororatus
Binomial name
Barsine roseororatus
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Ammatho roseororatusButler, 1877
  • Miltochrista dohertyiRothschild sensu Holloway, 1976 [misidentification]

Barsine roseororatus is a species of moth of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. It has also been recorded as a millet pest in India. [1] This is a frequent species that is found in forested and disturbed habitats in the lowlands and more rarely up to about 2000 meters.

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References

  1. Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC   967265246.