| Melanothrix latevittata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Melanothrix |
| Species: | M. latevittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanothrix latevittata Grünberg, 1914 | |
Melanothrix latevittata is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Grünberg in 1914. [1] It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of upper montane forests.
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 is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species.
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 are similar to Melanothrix nymphaliaria , but are slightly paler, warmer brown and with a narrower white patch on the forewings, which is distally crenulate. Females have a smaller basal black patch on the forewings and a rectangle based on the costa. [2]
Melanothrix nymphaliaria is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found on Java, Sumatra and Borneo and possibly also in the Philippines. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
