Eublemma pudica

Eublemma pudica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Snellen in 1880.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Fiji and Australia.[3]

Eublemma pudica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species:
E. pudica
Binomial name
Eublemma pudica
(Snellen, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Thalpochares pudica Snellen, 1880
  • Mestleta acontioides Moore, 1882
  • Mestleta interrupta Moore, [1885]
  • Eublemma stereoscia Turner, 1936

Adult wingspan is 1.3 cm. Forewings pale brown with a shaded dark band across the middle. A black spot found at the wingtip. Hindwings pale brown with a shaded dark triangle on the margin.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Pachyrhabda bacterias Meyrick, 1913". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 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. Savela, Markku. "Eublemma pudica (Snellen, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 September 2011). "Eublemma pudica (Snellen, 1880)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 8 October 2018.


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