Biology:Dichromia indicatalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Dichromia indicatalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dichromia
Species:
D. indicatalis
Binomial name
Dichromia indicatalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Hypena indicatalis Walker, [1859]
  • Hypena caliginosa Wileman, 1911

Dichromia indicatalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It has a large distribution area of Indo-Australian tropics to Japan and Solomon Islands.[2][3]

Forewings richer darker brown. Postmedial variably oblique and triarcuate. There is a black exterior to the apical lens. In male antennae, cilia on basal part is significantly shorter.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q56274309 entry