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Microblepsis prunicolor

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Microblepsis prunicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Microblepsis
Species:
M. prunicolor
Binomial name
Microblepsis prunicolor
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Drepana prunicolor Moore, 1888
  • Albara prunicolor
  • Nordstroemia prunicolor
  • Betalbara prunicolor
  • Nordstroemia prunicolor warreni Bryk, 1943

Microblepsis prunicolor is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim, north-eastern Myanmar and possibly China.[2]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are dark purplish grey, the forewings with an acutely angled yellowish antemedial line and a similar postmedial line met at the angle by a yellow line from the apex. There is also a pale submarginal line. The hindwings have slightly curved subbasal, medial, and submarginal yellowish lines.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Microblepsis prunicolor​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018. Note: This source has 1879 as the year of description.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Microblepsis prunicolor (Moore, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 337 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.