Aquita acontioides
| Aquita acontioides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Aquita |
| Species: | A. acontioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquita acontioides (Walker, 1862)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aquita acontioides is an Asian member of the Nolidae family.[2]
Description
Palpi porrect, thickly scales and of moderate length. Antennae fasciculated in male. Mid tibia with single spur pair and hind tibia with two spur pairs. Fore wings with vein 3 from before end of cell, veins 4 and 5 from the end of cell, vein 6 present, and veins 7 to 9 stalked. Hind wings with vein 3,4 stalked, vein 5 from angle of cell, veins 6 and 7 from upper angle and vein 8 from middle of cell.[3]
Wingspan is 18mm. In female, head and thorax pure white and abdomen pale fuscous. Fore wings are pure white with a large fuscous patch on the basal half of the costa. A dark postmedial curved line present and the area beyond it is fuscous except at apex. Tufts of opalescent scales on the basal patch, at and beyond the end of cell, on the postmedial line and marginal fuscous area. Hind wings are white with fuscous outer area.[4]
References
- ↑ "Aquita acontioides Walker 1862 EOL". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ↑ "Aquita". Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ ""Aquita" acontioides Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.