Dysaethria scopocera

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Dysaethria scopocera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Dysaethria
Species:
D. scopocera
Binomial name
Dysaethria scopocera
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Epiplema scopoceraHampson, 1896
  • Dirades formosibiaStrand, 1917

Dysaethria scopocera is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Sri Lanka, [1] Taiwan, Malaysia and Borneo.

The wingspan of the female is 9 mm. Wings are variegated black where broadly dull and medially red. Forewings with an irregular, angled, darker submarginal line. Postmedial strong and irregularly arched with concave base. Tails of hindwings rudimentary, though an angular pattern can be seen. [2]

Two subspecies are recognized. [3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Dysaethria scopocera Hampson comb. n. longiductus ssp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "Species Details: Dysaethria scopocera Hampson, 1896". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "Dysaethria scopocera formosibia (Strand, 1916) 烏鴉雙尾蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.