Laelia testacea
| Laelia testacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Laelia |
| Species: | L. testacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Laelia testacea (Walker, 1855)
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Laelia testacea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]
Palpi long and porrect (extending forward). Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Males have a blackish subapical patch to forewing, while females have an ochreous tinge.
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Laelia testacea Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Laelia testacea (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
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