Adrapsa ablualis
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Adrapsa ablualis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae that can be found in Queensland in Australia and in Southeast Asia. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1]
Description[edit]
The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female is 36 mm.[2] Male with a tuft of long hair from the base of second joint of palpi. Antennae of male with uniseriate pectinations. Antemedial and postmedial lines of forewings and sinuous submarginal line are white, where the first two are straighter. There is a white speck found at center and spot at end of cell. Hindwings with white base. Ventral side with basal area of both wings speckled with white.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 August 2012). "Adrapsa ablualis Walker, [1859]". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Description and distribution
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.