Biology:Birthana cleis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Immidae |
| Genus: | Birthana |
| Species: | B. cleis
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| Binomial name | |
| Birthana cleis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Birthana cleis is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found on Ambon and in Australia , where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
The wingspan is 30–34 mm. The forewings are blackish with an orange fascia from the mid-costa to the dorsum before the tornus, outwardly oblique and slightly curved. The hindwings are broader than the forewings. They are blackish with a broad orange median fascia.[2]
The larvae have been found feeding gregariously on the foliage of Decaisnina signata. Pupation takes place on a leaf in a circular communal cocoon.[3]
References
- ↑ Birthana at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ↑ "Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales". https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsoflin38linn#page/207/mode/1up. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Birthana cleis". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/immi/cleis.html. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q13439498 entry
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