Biology:Blasticorhinus rivulosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Blasticorhinus rivulosa
Blasticorhinus rivulosa at Kadavoor.jpg
Blasticorhinus rivulosa male.jpg
Scientific classification
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B. rivulosa
Binomial name
Blasticorhinus rivulosa
(Walker, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thermesia rivulosa Walker, 1865
  • Acantholites quadripuncta Swinhoe, 1902

Blasticorhinus rivulosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Japan ,[2] Taiwan,[3] India and Sri Lanka.

Description

Its wingspan is about 32 mm. Hindwings of male with normal neuration. A large vesicular fold found on base of inner margin with a tuft of long hair attached to it. The apex of the vesicular fold truncate. Female has reddish grey-brown body. Forewings with antemedial sinuous line. A dark spot on discocellulars and specks found at origin of vein 2. There is an irregularly waved postmedial line. A waved sub-marginal line found with fuscous brown area beyond it. A curved fulvous and ochreous line runs from apex to vein 3. Hindwings with sinuous medial line and lunulate postmedial, sub-marginal lines. Outer area fuscous brown. Both wings with fine marginal ochreous line.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4925434 entry