Pseuderosia humiliata

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Pseuderosia humiliata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Pseuderosia
Species:
P. humiliata
Binomial name
Pseuderosia humiliata
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Acidalia humiliataWalker, 1861

Pseuderosia humiliata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1861. [1] It is found on Borneo. [2]

Adults are the colour of bone, the wings with denticulated very oblique brown lines. The discal point is black and distinct and the marginal points are black and minute. The exterior line on the forewings is distinguished by black streaks towards the costa. There is a submarginal line of irregular blackish points. The hindwings have the middle and exterior lines broad. The costa is slightly excavated beyond the middle and slightly and obliquely truncated towards the tip, which is notched. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Pseuderosia humiliata (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 23: 768 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .