Migoplastis correcta

Migoplastis correcta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Migoplastis
Species:	M. correcta
Binomial name
	Migoplastis correcta; (Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
	Hypsa correctaWalker, [1865]; Migoplastis ceylonicaFelder, 1868;

Last updated April 20, 2025

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]

References

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

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[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.

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