Dichromia occatus

Dichromia occatus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Laos, Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Java and Bali.[3]

Dichromia occatus
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D. occatus
Binomial name
Dichromia occatus
(Moore, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Hypena occatus Moore, 1882
  • Hypena crassipalpis Butler, 1889
  • Hypena hampsonialis Wileman, 1911

Forewings ashy grey. There is a fine triarcuate, oblique postmedial. Antemedial irregularly angled. Apical patch stepped, dentate, zigzag.[4]

References

  1. "Species Details: Hypena crassipalpis Butler, 1889". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 October 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 (ed.). "Dichromia occatus (Moore, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Dichromia occatus Moore comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.


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