Ficulea
Ficulea is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Ficulea blandulella, which is found in Sri Lanka and southern India.[1][2]
| Ficulea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ficulea Walker, 1864 |
| Species: | F. blandulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficulea blandulella Walker, 1864 | |
Adults are luteous, the forewings with two dark cupreous-brown slightly silvery bordered bands. The first band very much dilated hindward and the second marginal, dentate on its inner side, nearly connected with the second on the interior border.[3]
References
- funet.fi
- "Ficulea - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 795
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