Amphitorna confusata

Amphitorna confusata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1899.[1] It is found in the Obi Islands of Indonesia.[2]

Amphitorna confusata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Amphitorna
Species:
A. confusata
Binomial name
Amphitorna confusata
(Warren, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Cyclura confusata Warren, 1899

The wingspan is about 39 mm. The forewings are greyish-liver colour, tinged with glossy lilac. The costal area is paler. The whole wing is crossed by numerous irregularly waved blackish lines, arranged in pairs and forming indistinct fasciae. There are tawny patches beyond and below the cell, and above the anal angle. The hindwings are similar, but the whole marginal area is tawny, with the black lines thickened.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amphitorna confusata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Amphitorna confusata (Warren, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. Warren, 1899; Novitates Zoologicae. 6: 3


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