Entomogramma torsa

Entomogramma torsa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] and Java.[3][4]

Entomogramma torsa
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E. torsa
Binomial name
Entomogramma torsa
Guenée, 1852

The wingspan of the male is 56 mm. Body reddish brown. Head blackish. Forewing without a fulvous subcostal streak. A black spot found at end of cell. Postmedial line dentate. Both wings with fine marginal ochreous line. Lunulate lines are prominent.[5]

References

  1. "Species Details: Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 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. "Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. "The True Underwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. "Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 10 June 2018.


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