Dichromia indicatalis

Dichromia indicatalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It has a large distribution area of Indo-Australian tropics to Japan and Solomon Islands.[2][3]

Dichromia indicatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Dichromia
Species:
D. indicatalis
Binomial name
Dichromia indicatalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Hypena indicatalis Walker, [1859]
  • Hypena caliginosa Wileman, 1911

Forewings richer darker brown. Postmedial variably oblique and triarcuate. There is a black exterior to the apical lens. In male antennae, cilia on basal part is significantly shorter.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Hypena indicatalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Dichromia indicatalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. "Dichromia indicatalis Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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