Biology:Dactyloplusia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Argyrogrammatini |
| Genus: | Dactyloplusia Chou & Lu, 1979 |
| Species: | D. impulsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactyloplusia impulsa Walker, 1865
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Dactyloplusia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Chou Io and Lu Chinsheng in 1979. Its single species, Dactyloplusia impulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India , southern China , Sundaland, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Fiji and Australia .[1][2]
Description
Its wingspan is about 30 mm. Palpi with short third joint. Hind femur of male not tufted with long hair. Head and thorax fiery orange. Abdomen pale. Forewings rosy greyish with brilliant coppery-red patches at the end of the cell, on inner medial area and at apex. The antemedial line is oblique and silvery. The distinct "Y-mark" is small, with tail disconnected from the arms. There are some slightly silvery marks at the end of the cell. The postmedial line is evenly curved and the sub-marginal line is slightly sinuous. Hindwings are pale fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dactyloplusia impulsa Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-14/plusiinae/plusiinae_7_1.php. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ "Dactyloplusia impulsa Walker". http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/05_NOCTUIDAE/01_PULSIINAE/07_Dactyloplusia/Dactyloplusia%20impulsa/Dactylopulsia%20impulsa.htm. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/5/mode/1up.
- Savela, Markku. "Dactyloplusia impulsa (Walker, 1865)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/plusiinae/dactyloplusia/#impulsa. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Noctuidae&sort=GENUS.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5207800 entry
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