Biology:Ertzica morosella
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| Species: | E. morosella
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| Ertzica morosella (Walker, 1863)
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Ertzica morosella is a species of snout moth (family Pyralidae) in the genus Ertzica. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Indonesia (including Java and Sulawesi), India , Sri Lanka and the Philippines .
Description
The wingspan is about 50 mm in the male and 56–88 mm in the female. It is a pale reddish-brown moth. Abdomen suffused with fuscous. Forewings irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. Traces of an antemedial line, oblique from costa to below median nervure, where it is angled. A dark speck in the end of the cell and a discocellular speck. There is an indistinct minutely dentate postmedial line excurved between veins 5 and 2. A marginal black specks series present. Hindwings very dark brown with grey-tipped cilia.[2]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180032#page/5/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q5395928 entry
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