Dysaethria fulvihamata

Dysaethria fulvihamata is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by George Hampson in .[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan,[3] Hong Kong, the Ryukyu Islands and Borneo.

Dysaethria fulvihamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Uraniidae
Genus:
Dysaethria
Species:
D. fulvihamata
Binomial name
Dysaethria fulvihamata
(Hampson, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Epiplema fulvihamata Hampson, 1912

The wings are dark grey with black marks. The fasciae in the forewing are angular, whereas submarginal mark is narrow. In the hindwings, a band interior to the postmedial, dorsal to its angle is marked with black. A pale region is exterior to it.[4]

  • Live specimen
    Live specimen
  • Dorsal surface
    Dorsal surface

References
  1. "Species Details: Epiplema fulvihamata Hampson, 1912". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 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 – via Academia.
  3. "Dysaethria fulvihamata (Hampson, 1912) 後紋雙尾蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "Dysaethria fulvihamata Hampson comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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