Biology:Aegocera venulia

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Short description: Species of moth

Aegocera venulia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Aegocera
Species:
A. venulia
Binomial name
Aegocera venulia
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena venulia Cramer, [1777]

Aegocera venulia is a moth in the family Noctuidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Its wingspan is about 33 mm. Forewings of male without costal vesicles. Forewings with longitudinal white streak entire, and with an indenture on its upper edge and a small black spots near its lower edge. A red marginal line is present. Cilia of both wings white.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13230653 entry