Cophanta funestalis

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Cophanta funestalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cophanta
Species:
C. funestalis
Binomial name
Cophanta funestalis
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Erastria anthracinaSnellen, 1880
  • Tarache optivaSwinhoe, 1890

Cophanta funestalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. [1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [2] Thailand, Borneo, New Guinea and Australia. [3]

Forewings brownish with variable pale spots and dark bands. Hindwings whitish without markings. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Cophanta funestalis Walker, 1864". 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cophanta funestalis Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 July 2012). "Cophanta funestalis Walker, 1864". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 October 2018.


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