Eois lunulosa

Eois lunulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eois
Species:
E. lunulosa
Binomial name
Eois lunulosa
(Moore, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudasthena lunulosa Moore, 1887
  • Pseudasthena ochracea Warren, 1894
  • Chrysocraspeda duplicilinea Wileman, 1911

Eois lunulosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and Taiwan.

Description

Its wingspan is about 22–26 mm. Antennae in both sexes bipectinate (comblike on both sides) with long branches to two-thirds of their length. It has hindwings with rounded outer margins. Veins 3 and 4 are stalked. Vertex of the head as well as the frons are chestnut colored. The shaft of the antennae are whitish. Collar is crimson coloured. Forewings with a sub-costal crimson fascia. Both wings with many of the waved lines obsolescent, and medial and postmedial lines more developed. There is an ill-defined marginal crimson band with a purplish-silvery patch at outer angle.[3]

Subspecies

  • Eois lunulosa lunulosa nominate (Sri Lanka)
  • Eois lunulosa duplicilinea (Wileman, 1911) (Taiwan)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eois lunulosa (Moore 1887)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eois lunulosa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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