Eublemma rufipuncta
Eublemma rufipuncta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1902.[1] It is found in Australia.
| Eublemma rufipuncta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Eublemma |
| Species: | E. rufipuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eublemma rufipuncta Turner, 1902 | |
Original description
Male, 10-14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen grey. Palpi with second joint rough-scaled, terminal joint minute, not reaching vertex. Antennae ochreous-grey; in male simple, ciliated (2). Legs grey ; posterior pair whitish-grey. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, termen obliquely rounded; grey, sometimes purplish-tinged; with straight, oblique darker lines, first from costa at 1/3 to dorsum at 1/4, second from mid-costa to dorsum at 2/3, third from costa near apex to tornus; the second line is interrupted at 1/3 from costa by a reddish dot ; a fine terminal line; cilia purplish-grey, irrorated with whitish. Hindwings with termen slightly rounded; veins 3 and 4 stalked; grey, a darker transverse line at J; a pale subterminal line from inner margin not reaching costa; cilia grey. Townsville, Q.; in July and September; two specimens received from Mr. F. P. Dodd.
— Original description by Turner
References
- Savela, Markku (August 2, 2019). "Eublemma rufipuncta Turner, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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