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Agnidra discispilaria

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Agnidra discispilaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1867.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim and Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 19–23 mm for males and 21.5-22.5 mm for females.[3] The wings are dull pale sienna reddish, crossed by numerous ill-defined irregular greyish-brown lines. The external border and angle of the forewings is clouded with the same colour. All wings have a dark rounded slate-grey spot at the inferior angle of the discoidal cell. There are some greenish-white scales in each of these spots.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agnidra discispilaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 July 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Agnidra Moore, [1868]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series Suppl. 12
  4. ^ Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum 6: 17 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Agnidra discispilaria: Brief Summary

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Agnidra discispilaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1867. It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim and Thailand.

The wingspan is 19–23 mm for males and 21.5-22.5 mm for females. The wings are dull pale sienna reddish, crossed by numerous ill-defined irregular greyish-brown lines. The external border and angle of the forewings is clouded with the same colour. All wings have a dark rounded slate-grey spot at the inferior angle of the discoidal cell. There are some greenish-white scales in each of these spots.

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