Britha biguttata

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Britha biguttata
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B. biguttata
Binomial name
Britha biguttata
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Herminia? incertalisWalker, [1866]
  • Hypena colabalisFelder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Rhynchina idesBethune-Baker, 1908

Britha biguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Java, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Taiwan and Australia. [3]

The wings are brownish with variegated markings. Labial palpi are covered densely with spiky hairs. [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 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 29 June 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 August 2012). "Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.