Microblepsis prunicolor

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Microblepsis prunicolor
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M. prunicolor
Binomial name
Microblepsis prunicolor
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Drepana prunicolorMoore, 1888
  • Albara prunicolor
  • Nordstroemia prunicolor
  • Betalbara prunicolor
  • Nordstroemia prunicolor warreniBryk, 1943

Microblepsis prunicolor is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Moore in 1888. [1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim, north-eastern Myanmar and possibly China. [2]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are dark purplish grey, the forewings with an acutely angled yellowish antemedial line and a similar postmedial line met at the angle by a yellow line from the apex. There is also a pale submarginal line. The hindwings have slightly curved subbasal, medial, and submarginal yellowish lines. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microblepsis prunicolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018. Note: This source has 1879 as the year of description.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Microblepsis prunicolor (Moore, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 337 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.