Xylostola indistincta
Species of moth
| Xylostola indistincta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xylostola |
| Species: | X. indistincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylostola indistincta (Moore, 1882) | |
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Xylostola indistincta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka to New Guinea.[1][2]
Description
Its wingspan is 40–42 mm or, according to another source, 33–41 mm.[3] Palpi with the long third joint. Antennae of male fasciculate. Head and collar chestnut colored. Thorax brownish ochreous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewing brownish ochreous, with traces of transverse lines. Orbicular sometimes represented by a dark speck. Reniform with some dark specks round it. There is an indistinct submarginal line, with some dark suffused marks on each side of it near apex. A marginal series of black specks present. Hindwings fuscous. Ventral side with cell-spot and postmedial line.[4]
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Xylostola indistincta (Moore, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Xylostola indistincta Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "矇紋夜蛾 Xylostola indistincta (Moore, 1882)". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line] (in Chinese). August 30, 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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