Melanothrix fumosa
Appearance
Melanothrix fumosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Melanothrix |
Species: | M. fumosa
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Binomial name | |
Melanothrix fumosa Swinhoe, 1905
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Melanothrix fumosa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Swinhoe in 1905.[1] It is found on Borneo.
Adult males have a complete white bar on the forewings, while females have an extensive yellow area on each wing distally.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanothrix fumosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo