Aegocera venulia

Aegocera venulia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Aegocera
Species:	A. venulia
Binomial name
	Aegocera venulia; (Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
	Phalaena venulia Cramer, [1777];

Aegocera venulia is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

Its wingspan is about 33 mm. Forewings of male without costal vesicles. Forewings with longitudinal white streak entire, and with an indenture on its upper edge and a small black spots near its lower edge. A red marginal line is present. Cilia of both wings white.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Aegocera venulia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[1] Savela, Markku. "Aegocera venulia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

[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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