Biology:Phazaca erosioides

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Short description: Species of moth

Phazaca erosioides
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Phazaca
Species:
P. erosioides
Binomial name
Phazaca erosioides
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Epiplema undulata Warren, 1896
  • Epiplema kohistaria Swinhoe, 1900
  • Phazaca pedionoma West, 1932

Phazaca erosioides is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics from Sri Lanka[2] to New Guinea.[3]

In the male, the forewings are grey and the hindwings are pale yellow. The female has similar colours in the forewings, but the hindwings dark grey. The postmedial of forewing is similarly sinuous in both sexes.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13536955 entry