Thumatha fuscescens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Thumatha |
| Species: | T. fuscescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866
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Thumatha fuscescens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia, South-East Asia, India, Sri Lanka, the Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar, and Gabon.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The species wingspan is 16 millimetres (0.63 in). The male has a pale reddish-brownish body. Forewings possess traces of antemedial and postmedial waved lines. There is a black spot at end of the cell and a spot on the costa before apex. Sub-marginal and marginal specks series present.[3]
The larva is known to feed on lichens and mosses.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Thumatha fuscescens fuscescens (south-east Asia, Australia)
- Thumatha fuscescens africana Kühne, 2007 (Africa)
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866". Afromoths. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866". African Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Thumatha Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- "Thumatha fuscescens". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. With images.
- Musée d'Histoire Naturnel Nationale de Paris: Live picture of T. fuscescens