Adrapsa ablualis

Adrapsa ablualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuidae
Family: Herminiinae
Genus: Adrapsa
Species: A. ablualis
Binomial name
Adrapsa ablualis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Bocana titysusalis Walker, 1859
  • Herminia semicircularis Lucas, 1892

Adrapsa ablualis is a species of moth in the Noctuidae family, that can be found in Queensland, Australia and Southeast Asia.[1]

Description

Wingspan of male is 32mm and female 36mm.[2] Male with a tuft of long hair from the base of second joint of palpi. Antennae of male with uniseriate pectinations. Antemedial and postmedial lines of fore wings and sinuous submarginal line are white, where the first two are straighter. There is a white speck found at center and spot at end of cell. Hind wings with white base. Ventral side with basal area of both wings speckled with white.[3]

References

  1. "Adrapsa ablualis Walker, [1859]". Butterfly House. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. Description and distribution
  3. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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