Blasticorhinus rivulosa explained

Blasticorhinus rivulosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Japan,[1] Taiwan,[2] India and Sri Lanka.

Description

Its wingspan is about 32 mm. Hindwings of male with normal neuration. A large vesicular fold found on base of inner margin with a tuft of long hair attached to it. The apex of the vesicular fold truncate. Female has reddish grey-brown body. Forewings with antemedial sinuous line. A dark spot on discocellulars and specks found at origin of vein 2. There is an irregularly waved postmedial line. A waved sub-marginal line found with fuscous brown area beyond it. A curved fulvous and ochreous line runs from apex to vein 3. Hindwings with sinuous medial line and lunulate postmedial, sub-marginal lines. Outer area fuscous brown. Both wings with fine marginal ochreous line.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Catocalinae/Blasticorhinus_rivulosa.html Japanese Moths
  2. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=346076&PHPSESSID=60bdlqap7apr6v1j7o61mornb4 TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
  3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . 1894 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.