Biology:Triuncina cervina

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Short description: Species of moth

Triuncina cervina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Triuncina
Species:
T. cervina
Binomial name
Triuncina cervina
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Naprepa cervina Walker, 1865
  • Trilocha cervina
  • Ocinara cervina

Triuncina cervina is a moth in the family Bombycidae described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in northern India and Nepal.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm. The ground colour is leathery yellow with brown or grey markings. The hindwings are yellow brown with brown lines.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Triuncina cervina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=68818. 
  2. Dierl, Wolfgang (December 1978). "Revision der orientalischen Bombycidae (Lepidoptera)". Spixiana. 1 (3): 248. (in German)

Wikidata ☰ Q13477574 entry