Eurosia grisea
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Eurosia |
Species: | E. grisea
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Binomial name | |
Eurosia grisea (Hampson, 1893)
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Eurosia grisea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
[edit]Forewings broad and apex rounded. Male has silvery body. Forewings with an indistinct nearly straight erect medial line. A prominent black speck can be found at end of cell. An indistinct postmedial line excurved round end of cell. Three black specks found on the margin below the apex and one speck at outer angle.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Eurosia grisea (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.