Poliosia binotata

Poliosia binotata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Poliosia
Species:	P. binotata
Binomial name
	Poliosia binotata; (Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
	Prabhasa binotata Hampson, 1893; Veslema binotata (Hampson, 1893);

Poliosia binotata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

In the female, the head, thorax and abdomen are pale fuscous. Anal tufts are ochreous. Forewings pale fuscous irrorated (sprinkled) with brown scales. A dark spot is found at end of the cell and another spot below vein 2. Hindwings are much paler.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Veslema binotata (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Veslema binotata (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 31, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.