Biology:Microblepsis prunicolor

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Microblepsis prunicolor
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Microblepsis
Species:
M. prunicolor
Binomial name
Microblepsis prunicolor
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Drepana prunicolor Moore, 1888
  • Albara prunicolor
  • Nordstroemia prunicolor
  • Betalbara prunicolor
  • Nordstroemia prunicolor warreni Bryk, 1943

Microblepsis prunicolor is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888.[1] It is found in north-eastern India , Sikkim, north-eastern Myanmar and possibly China .[2]

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are dark purplish grey, the forewings with an acutely angled yellowish antemedial line and a similar postmedial line met at the angle by a yellow line from the apex. There is also a pale submarginal line. The hindwings have slightly curved subbasal, medial, and submarginal yellowish lines.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14643174 entry