Biology:Lixa productalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Lixa productalis
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Scientific classification
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Lixa

Walker, 1866
Species:
L. productalis
Binomial name
Lixa productalis
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Hypsopygia productalis
  • Herculia productalis

Lixa is a genus of snout moths. It contains only one species, Lixa productalis, which is found on Borneo[1][2] and Taiwan.[3]

Adult males are reddish-fawn speckled with black. There is a black line which extends from the tip of the forewing to two-thirds of the length of the interior border of the hindwings.[4]

Subspecies

  • Lixa productalis productalis (Borneo)
  • Lixa productalis taiwana Heppner, 2005 (Taiwan)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6659937 entry