Lyclene kishidai

Lyclene kishidai is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jagbir Singh Kirti and Navneet Singh Gill in 2009. It is found in Kerala, India.

Lyclene kishidai
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L. kishidai
Binomial name
Lyclene kishidai
Kirti & Gill, 2009

The wingspan is 30 mm for males and 36 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous, with two subbasal spots, four antemedial spots and a black band. The hindwings are ochreous.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Yasunori Kishida.[1]

References

  1. Kirti, Jagbir Singh & Gill, Navneet Singh (2009). "Description of four new species of the genus Lyclene Moore (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 52B (1-2): 109-118.


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