Banisia aldabrana

Banisia aldabrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Thyrididae
Subfamily:	Striglininae
Genus:	Banisia
Species:	B. aldabrana
Binomial name
	Banisia aldabrana; (Fryer, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
	Rhodoneura aldabrana Fryer, 1912;

Banisia aldabrana is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in the Seychelles on the islands of Aldabra, Menai and Cosmoledo and in South Africa.

The forewings of this species are light fuscous brown, tinged with rufous and uniformly striated with darker brown. The female is wholly suffused with brick red.

Their wingspan is 15 to 18 mm.[2]

Subspecies

Banisia aldabrana aldabrana (from Seychelles)
Banisia aldabrana cana Whalley, 1971 (South Africa)

References

De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Banisia aldabrana (Fryer, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
Fryer, 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15(Zool.)(1):21-22; pl.1 fig.18

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[1] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Banisia aldabrana (Fryer, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

[2] Fryer, 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15(Zool.)(1):21-22; pl.1 fig.18