Pharambara micacealis

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Pharambara micacealis
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P. micacealis
Binomial name
Pharambara micacealis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis disjunctalisWalker, 1866
  • Siculodes papuensisPagenstecher, 1886

Pharambara micacealis is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] New Guinea and Australia. [3]

Its wings are fawn coloured with some dark wavy lines. [4]

One subspecies is recorded - Pharambara micacealis occlusaWarren, 1897. [5]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Pharambara micacealis Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. "Pharambara micacealis Walker, [1866] 1865; Plate 6". Pyralids of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 January 2011). "Pharambara micacealis Walker, 1866". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Pharambara micacealis occlusa Warren, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.