Poliosia binotata

Poliosia binotata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Poliosia binotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Poliosia
Species:
P. binotata
Binomial name
Poliosia binotata
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Prabhasa binotata Hampson, 1893
  • Veslema binotata (Hampson, 1893)

Description

In the female, the head, thorax and abdomen are pale fuscous. Anal tufts are ochreous. Forewings pale fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with brown scales. A dark spot is found at end of the cell and another spot below vein 2. Hindwings are much paler.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Veslema binotata (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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