Etanna basalis

Etanna basalis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in Borneo, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea, Australia, Vanuatu and Fiji.[3]

Etanna basalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Etanna
Species:
E. basalis
Binomial name
Etanna basalis
Walker, 1862
Synonyms
  • Andrapha basalis Walker, 1866
  • Dendrothripa atrifasciata Hampson, 1896
  • Dendrothripa mackwoodi Hampson, 1902

Description

Its forewings have variable shades of pale gray and the hindwings are whitish. Its larval food plants are species of the genus Mangifera.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Etanna basalis Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 November 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. Rob de Vos. "The Chloephorinae, Sarrothripini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. "Etanna basalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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