Ariola coelisigna
| Ariola coelisigna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Ariola |
| Species: | A. coelisigna |
| Binomial name | |
| Ariola coelisigna Walker, 1858 | |
Ariola coelisigna is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Himalayas, Sri Lanka to southern China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and east to the Solomon Islands. In Australia it is found in the rainforests from Cape York to the Atherton Tableland in Queensland.[1]
Description
Wingspan 22 mm. Head and thorax pale green. Abdomen fuscous. Fore wings bright green, with a curved silvery-white fascia from the base to apex. Outer margin pinkish, with black marginal marks and line. Hind wings fuscous.[2]
Taxonomy
Ariola ransonneti Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 was placed as a synonym of coelisigna in Poole (1989), it is now treated as a valid species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ariola coelisigna Walker, 1858". Butterfly House. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ariola coelisigna Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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