Laelia testacea

Laelia testacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Laelia
Species:	L. testacea
Binomial name
	Laelia testacea; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Cycnia testacea Walker, 1855;

Laelia testacea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India[2] and Sri Lanka.[3]

Palpi long and porrect (extending forward). Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Males have a blackish subapical patch to forewing, while females have an ochreous tinge.

References

"Species Details: Laelia testacea Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Savela, Markku. "Laelia testacea (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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.

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[1] "Species Details: Laelia testacea Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Laelia testacea (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[3] 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.