Trichura coarctata

Trichura coarctata is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in Brazil (Para, Pernambuco).[1]

Trichura coarctata
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Trichura
Species:
T. coarctata
Binomial name
Trichura coarctata
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx coarctata Drury, 1773

Description

Upperside: Antennae pectinated, and thickest in the middle. Head black, with a blue spot in front. Neck blue. Thorax black, with an orange spot on each shoulder. Abdomen black; smallest next the thorax, with a row of golden-blue spots on each side, and another at the top; at the extremity is placed a hairy bristle, about a quarter the length of the abdomen. Wings yellowish and transparent. The anterior having a black narrow border running round all their edges, except the anterior ones; and in the middle of each is an oblong black spot, joining to the anterior edge, which reaches almost halfway across the wing. Posterior wings with a black border along the abdominal edges and the upper corners; the anterior and external edges having none. The extremity of the body of the male is furnished with a villose tail, as long as the body.

Underside: Palpi externally white but internally black. Tongue curled up. Breast black, the sides being blue. Legs black. Thighs white within, and blue without. Abdomen, next the thorax, white; the remainder being black, with four white spots on each side; that next the anus being the smallest. Wings as on the upperside; except the anterior, which have a yellowish border running along the posterior edges. Wingspan ​1 3⁄4 inches (45 mm).[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Trichura coarctata (Drury, 1773)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  2. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. pp. 50-51. pl. XXVII.


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