Arctornis cygna
Arctornis cygna is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Bengal, Sikkim, China,[1] Taiwan[2] Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Arctornis |
| Species: | A. cygna |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctornis cygna (Moore, 1879) | |
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Description
The wingspan is 42–49 mm. Adults are on wing from May to December. Forewing has stalked vein 7, 8 and 9. Veins 10 and 11 are free from the cell. In the male, the head and thorax are pure white. Antennae are brownish. Abdomen fulvous and forelegs are bright orange. Forewings with white basal area from the costa middle to outer angle, where the rest of the wing is hyaline with traces of a postmedial band of silvery scales. Hindwings are pure white. In the female, the whole forewings are pure white with three raised bands of silvery-white scales on the outer half of the wing.[3]
The larvae have been reported feeding on Durio zibethinus.[4]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Arctornis cygna (Moore, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- Oriental Butterflies & Moths
- Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Final Import Risk Analysis on the Importation of Fresh Durian Fruit (Durio zibethinus Murray) from the Kingdom of Thailand Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine