Dichromia cognata explained

Dichromia cognata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1885.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Hainan, Borneo, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[3]

Male antennae have long cilia. In male genitalia, valves and saccus are long. Uncus more strongly curved.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Hypena cognata Moore, 1885 . Catalogue of Life . 7 October 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Dichromia cognata (Moore, [1885]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 7 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Dichromia cognata Moore . The Moths of Borneo. 28 June 2018.

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