Melanothrix fumosa

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Melanothrix fumosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Melanothrix
Species:
M. fumosa
Binomial name
Melanothrix fumosa
Swinhoe, 1905
Synonyms
  • Melanothrix xanthomelasStrand, 1924

Melanothrix fumosa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Swinhoe in 1905. [1] It is found on Borneo.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Eupterotidae family of insects

Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.

Borneo island

Borneo is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra.

Adult males have a complete white bar on the forewings, while females have an extensive yellow area on each wing distally. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanothrix fumosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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