Biology:Corythurus nocturnus

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Short description: Species of moth

Corythurus nocturnus
Noctuid Moth (Corythurus nocturnus) (8751176858).jpg
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C. nocturnus
Binomial name
Corythurus nocturnus
Hampson, 1893

Corythurus nocturnus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and Borneo.[3]

Its wings are dark greyish. The forewings are dull bronze and black in various shades. Submarginal white markings on anterior half prominent in female, fade in male. Orbicular stigma is whitish.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13498102 entry