Selenisa affulgens

Selenisa affulgens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Omopterini
Genus: Selenisa
Species: S. affulgens
Binomial name
Selenisa affulgens
(Saalmüller, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Selenis affulgens Saalmüller, 1881

Selenisa affulgens is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is known from Madagascar.

This species has a wingspan of 29 mm. The palpae are twice as long as its short head. Legs are short and scaled. The upperside is greyish brown-black except the thorax and triangular shaped stripe of the same width on the forewings. The underside is brownish ashgrey.[1]

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