Mythimna pallidicosta
| Mythimna pallidicosta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mythimna |
| Species: | M. pallidicosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Mythimna pallidicosta (Hampson, 1894) | |
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Mythimna pallidicosta is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found from north-eastern India to western China, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Sundaland, Flores, the Philippines and Japan.[1]
Description
Wingspan is 45mm. Vertex of head of the costa of fore wing and veins of outer areas are whitish. Fore wings with pale brown ground color. Orbicular and reniform stigmata traceable. Male lack paired tufts on basal segments of abdomen below. A minute white speck found at lower angle of cell with a black speck inside it. There are fairly prominent postmedial and marginal series of black specks. Postmedial speck series s curved. There is an oblique dark apical streak. Hind wings are pale suffused with fuscous.[2][3]
Subspecies
- Mythimna pallidicosta pallidicosta
- Mythimna pallidicosta brevipennis (Warren, 1913) (Sri Lanka)
- Mythimna pallidicosta saturata (Warren, 1913) (Malay Peninsula)
References
- ↑ Mythimna at funet
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mythimna pallidicosta (Hampson, 1894)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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