Biology:Blenina accipiens

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Blenina accipiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Genus:
Blenina
Species:
B. accipiens
Binomial name
Blenina accipiens
Walker, [1858]

Blenina accipiens is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in India , Sri Lanka,[1] Myanmar and Australia .[2]

Description

The wingspan of the male is 36 mm. It is similar to Blenina donans. It differs in having a brownish thorax. Forewings with fuscous brown suffusion. Hindwings with brownish basal half suffusion. Outer band more irregular.[3]

References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara) (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/. 
  2. Savela, Markku. "Blenina accipiens Walker, [1858"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/nolidae/bleninae/blenina/#accipiens. Retrieved 19 November 2018. 
  3. "Blenina accipiens Walker, [1858"]. https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268914. Retrieved 12 November 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15661077 entry