Hemonia orbiferana

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Hemonia orbiferana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hemonia
Species:
H. orbiferana
Binomial name
Hemonia orbiferana
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Heminia orbiferanaWalker, 1863
  • Hemonia ciliataHampson, 1914

Hemonia orbiferana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Singapore, as well as on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. [1]

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Description

Head, thorax and forewings are dark purplish grey. Forewings with a fulvous speck on an ochreous ground at end of the cell. A dark line runs from the costal center to the near apex and then curved round to the outer angle. Abdomen and hindwings pale ochreous. Bornean specimens are white.

Ecology

The habitat consists of lowland forests. [2]

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References

  1. "Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. "Hemonia orbiferana Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.