Birthana saturata

Birthana saturata is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Java.[1]

Birthana saturata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Birthana
Species:
B. saturata
Binomial name
Birthana saturata
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Hypsa saturata Walker, 1864
  • Imma saturata

It is allied to, but quite distinct from Imma caelestis. Adults are larger, and the cilia of both wings are black. The hindwings are without the pale streaks, and have a bluish-white discoidal striga and triangular spots in the interspaces of the terminal area.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Birthana saturata (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1906 (2): 182
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