Banisia lobata

Banisia lobata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Thyrididae
Genus:	Banisia
Species:	B. lobata
Binomial name
	Banisia lobata; Moore, 1882

Banisia lobata is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Brunei.[3]

Both wings are fawn colored. Several small dark spots are found on both wings. About three white spots can be found near the cell of the forewings.[4]

Two subspecies are recognized.

Banisia lobata caesia Whalley, 1976
Banisia lobata ceylonensis Whalley, 1976

References

"Species Details: Banisia lobata Moore, 1882". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
"Banisia lobata Moore, 1882; Plate 7". Pyralids of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (26 November 2011). "Banisia lobata (Moore, 1882)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Banisia lobata Moore, 1882". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Banisia lobata Moore, 1882; Plate 7". Pyralids of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

[4] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (26 November 2011). "Banisia lobata (Moore, 1882)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 October 2018.