Machairophora_fulvipuncta

<i>Machairophora fulvipuncta</i>

Machairophora fulvipuncta

Species of moth

Machairophora fulvipuncta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893 from the Maskeliya area in Sri Lanka.[1]

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Description

Its wingspan is about 20 mm. In the male, the head, collar and tegula are orange yellow. Its thorax is dark brownish with a few orange scales. Abdomen and wings are very dark brown. Forewings with a dusky-yellow patch at the center of the inner margin. The female is wingless.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku (ed.). "Machairophora fulvipuncta Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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