Blenina chlorophila

Blenina chlorophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Blenina
Species:
B. chlorophila
Binomial name
Blenina chlorophila
Hampson, 1905

Blenina chlorophila is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by George Hampson in 1905.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[3]

Description

Its forewings have green and grayish variegations. The hindwings are dark blackish brown. There is a sinuous dark yellowish medial band in the hindwings. Its larval food plants are from the genus Shorea.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Blenina chlorophila Hampson, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Blenina chlorophila Hampson". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Blenina chlorophila Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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