Antheua servula

Antheua servula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Subfamily:	Phalerinae
Genus:	Antheua
Species:	A. servula
Binomial name
Antheua servula (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
Noctua servula Drury, 1773 Bombyx stricta Fabricius, 1798 Antheua discalis Walker, 1855 Antheua exanthemata Moore, 1883 Antheua obscura van Eecke, 1929

Antheua servula is a species of moth of the Notodontidae family. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Madras (modern Chennai). It is also found in other parts of India, Sri Lanka and on Sumatra.^[1]

Description

Upper side: antennae slightly pectinated. Tongue short. Head, thorax, and abdomen light yellowish sand-coloured. Wings yellow buff-coloured; the anterior having a small brown spot in the middle of each, and the external edges margined with brown. Posterior wings having a brown patch in the middle of each, with the external edges of the same colour. Under side: breast, legs, abdomen, and wings buff-coloured, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 4 inches (100 mm).^[2]

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