Brunia dorsalis

Brunia dorsalis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Northern Territory, Queensland,[1] the Sula Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago and New Guinea.[2]

Brunia dorsalis
Smithfield Regional Park, near JCU Cairns, Queensland, 18 January 2016
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Brunia
Species:
B. dorsalis
Binomial name
Brunia dorsalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Lithosia dorsalis Walker, 1866
  • Brunia harpophora Meyrick, 1886
  • Ilema testacea louisiadensis Rothschild, 1912
  • Manulea dorsalis
  • Ilema dorsalis
  • Eilema griseaplagata Bethune-Baker

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Savela, Markku. "Brunia dorsalis (Walker, 1866)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 25, 2018.


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