Pharambara micacealis

Pharambara micacealis is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] New Guinea and Australia.[3]

Pharambara micacealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Thyrididae
Genus:
Pharambara
Species:
P. micacealis
Binomial name
Pharambara micacealis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis disjunctalis Walker, 1866
  • Siculodes papuensis Pagenstecher, 1886

Its wings are fawn coloured with some dark wavy lines.[4]

One subspecies is recorded - Pharambara micacealis occlusa Warren, 1897.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Pharambara micacealis Walker, 1866". 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. "Pharambara micacealis Walker, [1866] 1865; Plate 6". Pyralids of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 January 2011). "Pharambara micacealis Walker, 1866". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Pharambara micacealis occlusa Warren, 1897". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.


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