Diduga albicosta
Diduga albicosta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1891. It is found in India's Nilgiri Mountains, Sri Lanka and on Bali.[1]
| Diduga albicosta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Diduga |
| Species: | D. albicosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Diduga albicosta Hampson, 1891 | |
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Description
Antennae of male bipectinated with short branches. Hindwings with a large patch of modified scales near anal angle. Head, collar, tegula and prothorax are whitish. Mesothorax and metathorax are dull grey. Forewings greyish with a white banded costal area and few dark scales on it. Lower edge is waved. Some white spots found on outer margin, which can be large and conjoined or small, separated. Abdomen and hindwings paler. Hindwings possess a large circular patch of modified scales near anal angle.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Diduga albicosta Hampson, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 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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