Digama hearseyana
| Digama hearseyana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Digama |
| Species: | D. hearseyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Digama hearseyana Moore, 1859 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Digama hearseyana is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. 2 subspecies are recognized.[2]
Description
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Antennae of male with fasciculate cilia. Head and thorax brownish fuscous and abdomen orange-yellow. Fore wing pale fuscous clouded with duller fuscous. Basal half of wing spotted with black, four spots on costa, three spots on cell, three spots in interno-medial interspace and two spots in inner margin. Sub-marginal and marginal fuscous bands are irregular and dentate. Hind wings are orange-yellow in color with fuscous marginal patches at apex.[3]
Subspecies
- Digama hearseyana hearseyana (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
- Digama hearseyana similis (north-eastern India)
References
- ↑ "Digama hearseyana Moore, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Digama hearseyana f. similis Moore 1878". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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