Etanna basalis
Species of moth
Etanna basalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Etanna |
Species: | E. basalis |
Binomial name | |
Etanna basalis Walker, 1862 | |
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Etanna basalis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in Borneo, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea, Australia, Vanuatu and Fiji.[3]
Description
Its forewings have variable shades of pale gray and the hindwings are whitish. Its larval food plants are species of the genus Mangifera.[4]
References
- ^ "Species Details: Etanna basalis Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Rob de Vos. "The Chloephorinae, Sarrothripini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Etanna basalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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