Tonica niviferana

Tonica niviferana
	Tonica niviferana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Tonica
Species:	T. niviferana
Binomial name
	Tonica niviferana; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Binsitta niviferanaWalker, 1864;

Last updated November 24, 2022

Tonica niviferana is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, northern Vietnam and China.^[2]

Adults are white, the forewings with three blue tufts of scales, partly bordered with fawn. There are a few white erect tufts in the disc.^[3]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tonica niviferana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Tonica niviferana (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 832 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tonica niviferana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Tonica niviferana (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 832 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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