Palirisa cervina

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Palirisa cervina
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Palirisa cervina formosana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Palirisa
Species:
P. cervina
Binomial name
Palirisa cervina
Moore, 1865
Synonyms
  • Palirisa burmanicaStrand, 1924
  • Palirisa angustifasciataMell, 1937
  • Palirisa chocolatinaMell, 1937
  • Palirisa curvilineataMell, 1937
  • Palirisa roseitinctaMell, 1937
  • Palirisa significataMell, 1937

Palirisa cervina is a moth of the family Eupterotidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1865. It is found in south-east Asia, including Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, [1] India and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 104 mm. Adults are similar to Palirisa lineosa , but are pale grey brown and only the medial and postmedial rufous lines on the forewings are present, the latter with a waved line beyond it, between which and the postmedial line the colour is darker. The hindwings have three obsolescent lines and no outer line. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Palirisa cervina". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 46 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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