Cispia punctifascia

Cispia punctifascia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Sumatra, Borneo[3] and originated in Malaysia.[4]

Cispia punctifascia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Cispia
Species:
C. punctifascia
Binomial name
Cispia punctifascia
Walker, 1855

The moth is dull pale orange. The male sex has a strongly bipectinate (comb-like on both sides) antennae.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Cispia punctifascia Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 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. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Cispia Walker, 1855". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. "A New Distributional Record of Cispia punctifascia (Lymantriidae) from Peninsular Malaysia". Research Gate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Cispia punctifascia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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