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Toxoides undulatus

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Toxoides undulatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Toxoides
Species:
T. undulatus
Binomial name
Toxoides undulatus
(Moore, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Osica undulatus Moore, 1867
  • Toxoides longipennis Hampson, 1893
  • Toxoides emphloius Bryk, 1943

Toxoides undulatus is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1867. It is found in India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand and Yunnan, China.[1]

The forewings are dark ferruginous brown, suffused with grey broadly from the posterior angle. There are numerous transverse blackish pale-bordered undulating lines, and a marginal lunulated line. The hindwings are a brownish-fawn colour.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jiang, Nan; Yang, Chao; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (March 2015). "An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species". Zootaxa. 3941 (1): 1–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1. PMID 25947492.
  2. ^ On the Lepidopterous Insects of BengalPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.