Brana calopasa explained

Brana is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Brana calopasa, is found in Sri Lanka^{[1] [2]} and Australia.^[3] Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker, the genus in 1858 and the species in 1859.^[4] It It is a serious pest on Berrya cordifolia (Trincomalee wood).^[5]

Description

Palpi with second joint not reaching vertex of head and third joint naked and porrect. Antennae almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Tibia spineless and moderately hairy. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex. Hindwings rather narrow. Veins 5 arise from above lower angle of cell.^[6]

References

• Web site: Savela . Markku . Brana Walker, [1858] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 13 January 2019.
• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 2 March 2018.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . 5 November 2004 . Brana Walker, 1858 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London . 4 October 2018.
3. Web site: Brana calopasa . CSIRO Australia . 2 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180304113245/https://www1.ala.org.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=22721 . 4 March 2018 . dead .
4. Web site: Species Details: Brana calopasa Walker, 1859 . Catalogue of Life . 2 March 2018.
5. Web site: Interesting early stages of some Sri Lankan Moths . Butterfly conservation in Sri Lanka - BCSSL. 2 March 2018.
6. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.