en Apona shevaroyensis

Apona shevaroyensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Apona
Species:	A. shevaroyensis
Binomial name
	Apona shevaroyensis; Moore, 1884

Apona shevaroyensis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1884.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 134 mm. Adults are similar to Apona plumosa, but are duller brown and the antemedial line on the forewings is obsolete, the medial and postmedial lines are more oblique and the waved lines are more distinct.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apona shevaroyensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 53 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Apona shevaroyensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 53 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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