Biology:Basalia serius

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Short description: Species of moth

Basalia serius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Basalia
Species:
B. serius
Binomial name
Basalia serius
Fibiger, 2008

Basalia serius is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from Tamil Nadu in south-central India.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewing is long, pointed and brown. The crosslines are black and the terminal line is marked with black interveinal dots. The hindwing is dark greyish and the underside of the forewing is light brown, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with an indistinct postmedial line and a discal spot.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4866191 entry