Bilinea bilineatissima

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Bilinea bilineatissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Bilinea
Species:
B. bilineatissima
Binomial name
Bilinea bilineatissima
Fibiger, 2008

Bilinea bilineatissima is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008. It is known from southern Sri Lanka.

The species occurs in warm, moist forested mountains. Adults have been found from February to November, suggesting many generations per year.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewing is long, broad, light grey and black. The upper part of the medial area is black in a triangular patch. The underside is greyish and brown, but the underside of the forewing is dark brownish and the underside of the hindwing greyish. There is a discal spot.

References[edit]

  • Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.