Antheua servula

Antheua servula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Antheua
Species:	A. servula
Binomial name
	Antheua servula; (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
	Noctua servula Drury, 1773; Bombyx stricta Fabricius, 1798; Antheua discalis Walker, 1855; Antheua exanthemata Moore, 1883; Antheua obscura van Eecke, 1929;

Antheua servula is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Madras (modern Chennai). It is also found in other parts of India, Sri Lanka and on Sumatra.[1]

Description

Upperside: antennae slightly pectinated. Tongue short. Head, thorax, and abdomen light yellowish sand coloured. Wings yellow buff coloured; the anterior having a small brown spot in the middle of each, and the external edges margined with brown. Posterior wings having a brown patch in the middle of each, with the external edges of the same colour. Underside: breast, legs, abdomen, and wings buff coloured, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan 4 inches (100 mm).[2]

Larva brownish with a yellow lateral line and paired subdorsal and sublateral red spots. The stigmata is whitish. Head streaked with black.[3]

References

Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)
Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. p. 23. pl. XI.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)

[drury-2] Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. p. 23. pl. XI.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.