Hemonia orbiferana

Hemonia orbiferana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Singapore, as well as on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Hemonia orbiferana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hemonia
Species:
H. orbiferana
Binomial name
Hemonia orbiferana
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Heminia orbiferana Walker, 1863
  • Hemonia ciliata Hampson, 1914

Description

Head, thorax and forewings are dark purplish grey. Forewings with a fulvous speck on an ochreous ground at end of cell. A dark line runs from the costal center to near apex and then curved round to outer angle. Abdomen and hindwings pale ochreous. Bornean specimens are white.

Ecology

The habitat consists of lowland forests.[2]

References

  1. "Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. "Hemonia orbiferana Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.


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