Koyaga falsa

Koyaga falsa is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1885. It is found in China, Korea and Japan.

Koyaga falsa
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K. falsa
Binomial name
Koyaga falsa
(Butler, 1885)
Synonyms[1]
  • Miana falsa Butler, 1885[2]
  • Lithacodia falsa Hampson, 1910[3]
  • Jaspidia falsa Inoue & Sugi, 1958

The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm for males and 13–15 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown sprinkled with white and rufous. The hindwings are white sprinkled with brown.[1]

References

  1. Ueda, Kyoichiro (March 20, 1987). "A revision of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera from Japan and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae; Acontiinae): Part 2. Systematics of the genus Deltote R. L. and its allied genera" (PDF). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. 6: 33–35.
  2. Butler, Arthur G. (1885). "Descriptions of Moths new to Japan, collected by Messrs. Lewis and Pryer". Cistula entomologica. 3 (29): 132–133.
  3. Hampson, George F. (1910). "Lithacodia falsa". Catalogue of the Noctuidae in the Collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. 10. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 541–542.


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