Melanothrix alternans
Melanothrix alternans is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1890.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Palawan) and on Borneo. The habitat consists of hill dipterocarp forests and wet heath forests.
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Adult males have no white area on the forewings, but a diffuse, triangular ochreous zone on the margin. The females have a white band across the forewings postmedially, and a row of dark circles in the white marginal zone of the hindwing.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Melanothrix alternans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- The Moths of Borneo
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