Clethrorasa
| Clethrorasa | |
|---|---|
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| Clethrorasa pilcheri from Borneo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Hadeninae |
| Genus: | Clethrorasa Hampson, 1908 |
Clethrorasa is a genus of moths in the Noctuidae family.
Species
- Clethrorasa micropuncta (Holloway, 1989) — from Borneo and Sumatra.
- Clethrorasa pilcheri (Hampson, 1896) — from North East Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.
Characteristics
All species of this small genus of oriental noctuid moths are characterized by striking pale cream forewings with a black discal mark and single or paired black marks round the margin. The thorax is similarly marked. The hindwings and abdomen are gray, marginally or apically colored cream of the forewings' ground.
References
- Clethrorasa at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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