Eilema punctifera

Eilema punctifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Eilema
Species: E. punctifera
Binomial name
Eilema punctifera
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Katha punctifera Hampson, 1893

Eilema punctifera is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Wingspan is 20mm. Fore wing with vein 9 stalked with veins 7 and 8. Fore wing with the outer margin of moderate length. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the fore wing. Head yellowish where thorax and fore wing uniform yellowish brown. There is a dark spot at end of cell in fore wings. Abdomen and hind wings are pale yellow in color. In female, body is bright yellow in color, where abdomen and hind wings are much paler.[2]

References

  1. Eilema at funet
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

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