Trischalis absconditana

Trischalis absconditana is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Assam in India and in Sri Lanka.[1]

Trischalis absconditana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Trischalis
Species:
T. absconditana
Binomial name
Trischalis absconditana
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tospitis absconditana Walker, 1863
  • Hemonia flava Hampson, 1893

Description

The head, thorax and abdomen are yellowish. Forewings yellow with a broad fuscous band below the costa which commencing as a patch on the inner basal area and curving round to outer angle. Hindwings are pale yellow.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Trischalis absconditana (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 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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