Biology:Dolgoma angulifera
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Short description: Species of moth
Dolgoma angulifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Dolgoma |
Species: | D. angulifera
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Binomial name | |
Dolgoma angulifera (Felder, 1868)
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Dolgoma angulifera is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Felder in 1868. It is found in India , Sri Lanka and Thailand.[1]
Description
Its wingspan is about 29 mm. Forewing with vein 9 stalked with veins 7 and 8. Forewing with the outer margin of moderate length. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the forewing. In female, head, thorax and forewings are bright ochreous on color without irroration. Hindwings are pale yellowish.[2]
Taxonomy
It is sometimes listed as a synonym of Dolgoma oblitterans.[3]
References
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- ↑ Dubatolov, V. V.; Zolotuhin, V. V. (2011). "Does Eilema Hübner, [1819 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae) present one or several genera?"]. Euroasian Entomological Journal 10 (3): 367–379, 380, VII. http://szmn.eco.nsc.ru/vvdubat/pdf/EEJ_10(3)367-379.pdf.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Eilema angulifera (Felder, 1874)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/01EILOBL. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q15320496 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolgoma angulifera.
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