Bocula xanthostola explained

Bocula xanthostola is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is found in Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[1]

Description

Its wingspan is about 31 mm. The body is whitish with a slight pink tinge. Thorax blackish brown. Forewings with a black-brown fascia from base, becoming very broad in and beyond the end of cell. A white speck is found at the lower angle of the cell. Postmedial and marginal series of specks can be seen. Veins are rather pale in color. Hindwings are pinkish fuscous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Bocula xanthostola Hampson . The Moths of Borneo . 4 August 2016.
  2. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

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