Ganisa postica

Ganisa postica is a moth of the family Eupterotidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

Ganisa postica
Ganisa postica fromosicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Ganisa
Species:
G. postica
Binomial name
Ganisa postica
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Ganisa melli Bryk, 1944
  • Ganisa monotonica Strand, 1924
  • Ganisa nigromaculifera Strand, 1924

The larvae feed on Olea and Jasminum species.[1]

Description

The head of the male is very dark brown. Other parts and wings are purplish grey-brown. Forewing has an indistinct antemedial oblique line, a black and grey speckle at the end of the cell. The double oblique line runs from apex to inner margin. Hindwings have a black speck at the end of the cell and three waved indistinct lines. Cilia of both wings are reddish brown. Ventral side is with specks at end of the cell and waved lines more distinct.[2]

Subspecies
  • Ganisa postica postica (Sri Lanka, India)
  • Ganisa postica formosicola Matsumura, 1931 (Taiwan)
  • Ganisa postica kuangtungensis Mell, 1929 (China)
  • Ganisa postica wilhelminae Bryk, 1944 (Myanmar)[3]

References
  1. The Moths of Borneo
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Ganisa postica wilhelminae Bryk, 1944". Swedish Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 18, 2018.


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