Bamra albicola
| Bamra albicola | |
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| Upper right hand side | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Bamra |
| Species: | B. albicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Bamra albicola Walker, 1858
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Bamra albicola is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1]
Distribution[edit]
This species is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, China, Taiwan, Japan and Sulawesi.[3][4]
Description[edit]
The species shows sexual dimorphism. In the female, the forewings are irregularly fasciated pale grey in color which is almost white in the male, with a distinctive darker zone on the costa. Hindwings are also darker in the female than in male.[5]
Subspecies[edit]
Two subspecies are recognized.[6]
- Bamra albicola albicola
- Bamra albicola melli Draudt, 1950 - Taiwan[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Species Details: Bamra albicola Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "クロモンハイイロクチバ Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858) クロモンハイイロクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Bamra albicola Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Bamra albicola melli Draudt, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Bamra albicola melli (Draudt, 1950)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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