Amphitorna albipuncta explained

Amphitorna albipuncta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 26 mm. Male with thickened antennae and flattened by the coalescing of the serrations.[2] Adults are ochraceous chestnut, with numerous black strigae, the forewings with an indistinct medial inwardly-oblique darker band and a white spot at the end of the cell. There is a postmedial band with a pale outer edge, angled below the costa, as well as an indistinct subapical dusky patch. The hindwings have a pale costal area and a medial oblique pale-edged band continuous with the postmedial band of the forewings, and not continued across the pale costal area.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Amphitorna albipuncta (Hampson, [1893]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 5, 2018.
  2. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I . Taylor and Francis . 1892 . 349 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

  3. https://archive.org/stream/illustrationsoft09brituoft/illustrationsoft09brituoft_djvu.txt Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. Edited by Arthur Gardiner Butler