Paralbara perhamata

Paralbara perhamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Paralbara
Species:	P. perhamata
Binomial name
	Paralbara perhamata; (Hampson, 1892)
Synonyms
	Drepana perhamata Hampson, [1893]; Albara perhamata;

Paralbara perhamata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1892.[1] It is found in Northeast India including Sikkim and in Borneo.[2]

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings have a broad purplish-fuscous medial band with waved edges. There is an indistinct waved postmedial line and the outer area is suffused with fuscous. The hindwings have a fuscous basal area with a waved outer edge. There are two pale specks at the end of the cell and an indistinct waved postmedial line.[3]

Subspecies

Paralbara perhamata perhamata (India)
Paralbara perhamata sinuosa Holloway, 1976 (Borneo)

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paralbara perhamata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
Savela, Markku. "Paralbara perhamata (Hampson, [1893])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 336 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paralbara perhamata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Paralbara perhamata (Hampson, [1893])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 336 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.