Auzata semipavonaria

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Auzata semipavonaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Auzata
Species:
A. semipavonaria
Binomial name
Auzata semipavonaria
Walker, [1863]

Auzata semipavonaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in northern India.[2]

The wingspan is 38–51.2 mm for males and 45.2-51.4 mm for females. Adults are similar to Auzata chinensis, but there are no black scales on the anterior part of the comma-shaped marking on the upperside of the forewings.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Auzata semipavonaria Walker, [1863]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Watson, A., 1959: "A revision of the genus Auzata Walker (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)"[permanent dead link]. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 9: 232-258.