Machairophora fulvipuncta
| Machairophora fulvipuncta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Machairophora |
| Species: | M. fulvipuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893 | |
Machairophora fulvipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893 from the Maskeliya area in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
Its wingspan is about 20 mm. In the male, the head, collar and tegula are orange yellow. Its thorax is dark brownish with a few orange scales. Abdomen and wings are very dark brown. Forewings with a dusky-yellow patch at the center of the inner margin. The female is wingless.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.