Migoplastis correcta

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Migoplastis correcta
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M. correcta
Binomial name
Migoplastis correcta
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Hypsa correctaWalker, [1865]
  • Migoplastis ceylonicaFelder, 1868

Migoplastis correcta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

Description

Hindwing of male not excised at anal angle. veins 6 and 7 from cell. The branches of antennae are long. Head and thorax ochreous brown. A black speck on vertex of head present. Two specks on collar, two on each patagium and one each on each thoracic segment can be seen. Abdomen yellowish with a dorsal and two lateral paired series of black spots. Forewing ochreous brown with a wide indistinct post-medial paler band, only defined on the disk. Hindwings are yellowish. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Migoplastis correcta (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.