Palpifer taprobanus
| Palpifer taprobanus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Palpifer |
| Species: | P. taprobanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Palpifer taprobanus (Moore, [1887])[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Palpifer taprobanus is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
The species was once classified as the same species in India, Palpifer sexnotatus. In The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-1, Hampson noted the species collectively as follows:
"Male-head, pro and meso thorax dark brown; metathorax black-brown. Fore wing dark red-brown; two white subbasal spots below the median nervure; a round white spot at center of cell; traces of a postmedial dark line; some ochreous specks on costa near apex; a black speck at center of inner margin. Hind wing- the basal area fulvous yellow, extending along the costa nearly to apex; the outer area dark red-brown."
—The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-1.[4]
References
- ↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera )" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. doi:10.1080/002229300299282.
- ↑ "Palpifer Hampson, [1893]". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Species details : Palpifer taprobanus Moore, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.