Strepsigonia quadripunctata
Strepsigonia quadripunctata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in Sundaland, the north-eastern Himalayas and on Sulawesi and the southern Moluccas.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Strepsigonia |
| Species: | S. quadripunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Strepsigonia quadripunctata (Walker, 1862) | |
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Adults are testaceous, the wings with the exterior lunulate and dentate line rather darker than the ground colour. It is most distinct on the forewings where it terminates in a black apical streak. The discal point is black.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Strepsigonia quadripunctata (Walker, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Zoology 6: 175
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