Phalacra acutipennis
| Phalacra acutipennis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Phalacra |
| Species: | P. acutipennis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phalacra acutipennis Swinhoe, 1903
| |
Phalacra acutipennis is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1903.[1] It is found in the Khasi Hills of India.[2]
The wings are greyish ochreous, with a pinkish tinge and irrorated (sprinkled) with minute brown dots. There is a black spot on the middle of the discoidal vein and another at its lower end on all the wings. The forewings have suffused brown basal, medial and marginal bands. The middle band running only a short distance from the hindmargin, leaving the upper disc and spaces between the bands pale. The hindwings are suffused with brown and have six short lines at the base.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phalacra acutipennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Phalacra acutipennis Swinhoe, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 11 (65): 502
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
_Drepana_falcataria_-_Gajary_Slovaquie_-_male_dorsal.jpg){kind=small} | This article on a moth of the subfamily Drepaninae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |