Lyclene distributa

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Lyclene distributa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lyclene
Species:
L. distributa
Binomial name
Lyclene distributa
Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Nola distributa
  • Asura distributa

Lyclene distributa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. [1]

There are criss-cross markings of dark brown on yellow on the forewings. The hindwings are paler with an irregular, submarginal brown band. [2]

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References

Notes
  1. Savela, Markku. "Lyclene distributa Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lyclene distributa Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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