Biology:Targalla subocellata

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Short description: Species of moth

Targalla subocellata
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T. subocellata
Binomial name
Targalla subocellata
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Eutelia subocellata Walker, [1863]
  • Phlegetonia pantarcha Turner, 1922

Targalla subocellata is a moth in the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Taiwan, the north-eastern part of the Himalayas, Sundaland, the Philippines , Sulawesi, the southern Moluccas, New Guinea and Queensland.[2]

Adults have brown wings with a pale marginal half and a dark basal half to each forewing. The hindwings are brown with a series of vague submarginal bands and dark veins.[3]

Subspecies

  • Targalla subocellata subocellata
  • Targalla subocellata pantarcha (Turner, 1922) (Australia, New Guinea, the southern Moluccas and Sulawesi)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7685832 entry