Antheua servula
| Antheua servula | |
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| 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) | |
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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]
References
- ↑ Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John, ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology 2. p. 23. pl. XI.
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