Damias occidentalis
Damias occidentalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1901. It is found on Nias, Engano and Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of lowland forests and dipterocarp forests.
| Damias occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Damias |
| Species: | D. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Damias occidentalis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901) | |
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Adults have a white ground colour and marginal spots, within a blue-black forewing border. The hindwing border is broad.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Damias occidentalis (Rothschild & Jordan, 1901)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Damias occidentalis Rothschild & Jordan". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
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