Micronia aculeata

Micronia aculeata is a species of moth of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae found in India and Sri Lanka towards Sulawesi.[1] It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.

Micronia aculeata
At Bangalore, India
Scientific classification
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Guenée, 1857
Species:
M. aculeata
Binomial name
Micronia aculeata
Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
  • Micronia gannata Guenée, 1857
  • Micronia sondaicata Guenée, 1857

Description

Its wingspan is 42–50 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white with a fuscous tinge. Wings white, closely striated with fuscous; somewhat ill-defined antemedial, medial, and postmedial fuscous oblique bands; a fine marginal line and black spot at base of tail of hindwing. Underside white or fuscous.[2]

In Kaludiya Pokuna Forest, Kandalama, Sri Lanka

References

  1. "Micronia aculeata Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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