Norraca longipennis

Norraca longipennis[1] is a moth of the family Notodontidae described by Frederic Moore in 1881. It is sometimes classified as Oaura longipennis.[2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Indochina, Sundaland, Java, Bali, and Philippines.[3]

Norraca longipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Genus:
Norraca
Species:
N. longipennis
Binomial name
Norraca longipennis
Moore, 1881
Synonyms
  • Oraura longipennis
  • Saliocleta (Norraca) longipennis
  • Armiana longipennis
  • Ceira longipennis
  • Norraca uncinata Semper, 1902
  • Norraca ordgara Schaus, 1928

Head, thorax and forewings of the male are ochreous. Forewings with four or five fuscous lines beyond the middle. Abdomen and hindwings with a reddish tinge. Larva typical of Sphingidae with a horn on the anal somite.[4]

References
  1. "Norraca longipennis". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  2. Schintlmeister, Alexander (9 August 2013). Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera). Amazon.com. ISBN 9789004259188. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. "Oaura longipennis (Moore, 1881)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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