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Hemonia orbiferana

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Hemonia orbiferana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Hemonia
Species:
H. orbiferana
Binomial name
Hemonia orbiferana
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Heminia orbiferana Walker, 1863
  • Hemonia ciliata Hampson, 1914

Hemonia orbiferana is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Singapore, as well as on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Description

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Head, thorax and forewings are dark purplish grey. Forewings with a fulvous speck on an ochreous ground at end of the cell. A dark line runs from the costal center to the near apex and then curved round to the outer angle. Abdomen and hindwings pale ochreous. Bornean specimens are white.

Ecology

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The habitat consists of lowland forests.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hemonia orbiferana Walker, 1863". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Hemonia orbiferana Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.