Migoplastis alba

Migoplastis alba is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Migoplastis alba
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M. alba
Binomial name
Migoplastis alba
(Moore, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Dondera alba Moore, 1877

Description

Hindwing of male excised, folded and lobed at anal angle. The branches of antennae shorter. Head and thorax yellowish white in color. Vertex of head with a black dot. The spots on thorax as in Paraplastis hampsoni except pair of spots on pro-thorax found in M. alba. Abdomen yellow with a series of dorsal black bands and two paired series of lateral spots. Forewings are pure white. Hindwings with a slight fuscous tinged. Hindwing with veins 6 and 7 arise from cell. Ventral side is fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Migoplastis alba (Moore, 1877)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. 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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