Tonica niviferana

Tonica niviferana is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, northern Vietnam and China.[2]

Tonica niviferana
Tonica niviferana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Tonica
Species:
T. niviferana
Binomial name
Tonica niviferana
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Binsitta niviferana Walker, 1864

Adults are white, the forewings with three blue tufts of scales, partly bordered with fawn. There are a few white erect tufts in the disc.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tonica niviferana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Tonica niviferana (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 832


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