Britha biguttata

Britha biguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Java, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Taiwan and Australia.[3]

Britha biguttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Britha
Species:
B. biguttata
Binomial name
Britha biguttata
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Herminia? incertalis Walker, [1866]
  • Hypena colabalis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Rhynchina ides Bethune-Baker, 1908

The wings are brownish with variegated markings. Labial palpi are covered densely with spiky hairs.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 August 2012). "Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.


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