Biology:Speiredonia itynx

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Short description: Species of moth

Speiredonia itynx
Speiredonia itynx CramerAndStoll-uitlandsche kapellen supplement- pl. 36.jpg
Plate XXXVI of Cramer & Stoll's De uitlandsche kapellen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Speiredonia
Species:
S. itynx
Binomial name
Speiredonia itynx
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Noctua itynx Fabricius, 1787
  • Phalaena Noctua feducia Stoll, 1790
  • Sericia parvipennis Walker, 1858

Speiredonia itynx is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in India , Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Java, Palawan, Sulawesi and the Moluccas. [1]

Description

Their wingspan ranges from 64 to 78 mm. The middle loop of the forewing is produced inwards almost to the discocellulars. There is a rufous spot found on the cell. Specimens very greatly in colour and spots. Some have purplish-grey patches on both wings, and some have ochreous patches on disk and centre of margin of both wings. Another morph has ochreous or white suffusion on sub-marginal area of forewings and postmedial area of hindwings.[2][3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7575783 entry