Diduga flavicostata

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Diduga flavicostata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Diduga
Species:
D. flavicostata
Binomial name
Diduga flavicostata
(Snellen, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Pitane flavicostata Snellen, 1879
  • Diduga fulvicosta Hampson, 1891
  • Diduga flavicosta Seitz, 1914
  • Diduga costata Moore, F. 1887

Diduga flavicostata is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Snellen in 1879. It is found on Java,[1] as well as in Australia (the Northern Territory), India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, China (Jiangxi, Taiwan, Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan) and Japan.[2]

Description[edit]

Antennae of male ciliated. Head, collar and tegulae are bright yellowish. Thorax and forewings are dark greyish, where forewings possess bright yellow costal area irrorated with a few black scales. Lower edge is waved. Costa black near the base and black specks on antemedial and postmedial. There is a marginal, bright yellow band with a pale waved inner edge. Cilia orange yellowish. Abdomen and hindwings are paler.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Diduga flavicostata (Snellen, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.