Eutelia approximata explained

Eutelia approximata (sometimes assigned to the genus Atacira)[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka[3] and Sundaland.

Forewings purplish gray. Postmedial and submarginal lines are thin, pale and irregular. Medial and antemedial lines are angled and dark brown.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Atacira approximata (Walker, 1863) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 9 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Species Details: Eutelia approximata Walker, [1863] 1864 ]. Catalogue of Life . 29 May 2018.
  3. 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 . Academia.
  4. Web site: Atacira approximata Walker comb. rev. . The Moths of Borneo. 28 March 2018.

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