Anoratha paritalis
| Anoratha paritalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Anoratha |
| Species: | A. paritalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoratha paritalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Anoratha paritalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
The wingspan is 42–52 mm. Head and thorax pale chrestnut colored. Palpi black at sides. Abdomen fuscous. Fore wings pale chestnut, irrorated with a darker tint. Costa slightly paler. There is an indistinct antemedial angulated line and a postmedial oblique line can be seen. Some indistinct submarginal specks also present. Hind wings fuscous. Cilia chequered rufous and fuscous. Ventral side with indistinct cell-spot and postmedial line.[1] Females often have a dark brown coloured costa. The forewings are spotted with dark brown.[2]
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ Revision of the genus Anoratha MOORE, 1867 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)
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