Hemonia orbiferana
| Hemonia orbiferana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hemonia |
| Species: | H. orbiferana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemonia orbiferana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Burma, Singapore, as well as on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]
Description
Head, thorax and fore wings are dark purplish grey. Fore wings with a fulvous speck on an ochreous ground at end of cell. A dark line runs from the costal center to near apex and then curved round to outer angle. Abdomen and hind wings pale ochreous. Bornean specimens are white.
Ecology
The habitat consists of lowland forests.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Hemonia orbiferana Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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