| Nannoarctia tripartita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nannoarctia |
| Species: | N. tripartita |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannoarctia tripartita (Walker, 1855) | |
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Nannoarctia tripartita is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Yunnan, China.[1]
Description
The length of the Nannoarctia tripartita forewings is 15–18 mm for females and 14–17 mm for males.
The forewings of the females are dark brown, with a transverse (slightly oblique) band and several spots. The hindwings are yellow, with a large dark discal spot and three other spots.
The forewings of the males are brown, with a transverse oblique postdiscal band and several spots. The hindwings are yellow, with a brown costal margin, a confluent discal spot, a wide stroke at the apex, and an angulated spot at the tornus.
References
- ↑ Dubatolov, Vladimir V. & Kishida, Yasunori (December 2010). "Review of the genus Nannoarctia Kôda, s. str. (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae)" (PDF). Tinea. 21 (3): 136–152.
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