Biology:Ariola coelisigna

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Short description: Species of moth

Ariola coelisigna
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Genus:
Ariola
Species:
A. coelisigna
Binomial name
Ariola coelisigna
Walker, 1858

Ariola coelisigna is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka to southern China , Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and east to the Solomon Islands. In Australia it is found in the rainforests from Cape York to the Atherton Tableland in Queensland.[1]

Description

Its wingspan is 22 mm. The head and thorax are pale green. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings bright green, with a curved silvery-white fascia from the base to apex. Outer margin pinkish, with black marginal marks and line. Hindwings fuscous.[2]

Taxonomy

Ariola ransonneti Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 was placed as a synonym of coelisigna in Poole (1989), it is now treated as a valid species.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4790744 entry