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 | |
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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 | |
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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
- "Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "Hemonia orbiferana Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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