Biology:Brunia antica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Brunia |
| Species: | B. antica
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| Brunia antica (Walker 1854)
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Brunia antica is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the India , Sri Lanka to China , the Ryukyu Islands, the Chagos Archipelago, the Nicobar Islands and Sundaland.[1]
Description
This species has a wingspan of 26 mm.[2] Forewings with vein 9 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 8 to form an areole. There is strong sexual dimorphism in the imago, with the males having a more or less uniform straw colour, whereas females have the forewing darker, greyer, with a narrow straw-coloured costal strip. Cilia yellow and hindwings are uniformly yellow. It differs from Brunia complana in wanting the broad yellow marginal band of forewing on underside.[3]
Ecology
The biology is unknown, but the larvae probably feed on lichen and/or algae. It is mostly found in lowland areas, most frequently in coastal vegetation, including mangroves.[4]
References
- ↑ "Brunia antica". http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268587. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ Hampson in Descirptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Artiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/5/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Brunia antica Walker comb. rev.". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/lithosiini/lithosiini_11_1.php. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
External links
- Barnett, L. K.; Emms, C. W.; Holloway, J. D. (July 1, 1999). "The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography". Journal of Natural History 33 (7): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/002229399300065.
Wikidata ☰ Q15300728 entry
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