Habrosyne armata is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.[1] It is found in the Khasi Hills of India.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Habrosyne |
Species: | H. armata
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Binomial name | |
Habrosyne armata Moore, 1882
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The wingspan is about 66 mm. The forewings are ferruginous, with some pale marks at the base and a pinkish oblique line from the costa near the base to the inner margin beyond the middle. There is a postmedial pink patch on the costa and a double highly waved postmedial line, as well as a curved submarginal pink band, with a grey patch on its inner edge. There are also two whitish marginal lines. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Habrosyne armata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 179 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.