Brunia antica
Brunia antica is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka to China, the Ryukyu Islands, the Chagos Archipelago, the Nicobar Islands and Sundaland.[1]
| Brunia antica | |
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.JPG.webp) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Brunia |
| Species: | B. antica |
| Binomial name | |
| Brunia antica (Walker 1854) | |
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Description
This species has a wingspan of 26 mm.[2] Forewings with vein 9 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 8 to form an areole. There is strong sexual dimorphism in the imago, with the males having a more or less uniform straw colour, whereas females have the forewing darker, greyer, with a narrow straw-coloured costal strip. Cilia yellow and hindwings are uniformly yellow. It differs from Brunia complana in wanting the broad yellow marginal band of forewing on underside.[3]
Ecology
The biology is unknown, but the larvae probably feed on lichen and/or algae. It is mostly found in lowland areas, most frequently in coastal vegetation, including mangroves.[4]
References
- "Brunia antica". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- Hampson in Descirptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Artiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae.
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Brunia antica Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
External links
- Barnett, L. K.; Emms, C. W. & Holloway, J. D. (July 1, 1999). "The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography". Journal of Natural History. 33 (7): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/002229399300065.
