Lixa productalis explained

Lixa is a genus of snout moths. It contains only one species, Lixa productalis, which is found on Borneo^[1] and Taiwan.^[2]

Adult males are reddish-fawn speckled with black. There is a black line which extends from the tip of the forewing to two-thirds of the length of the interior border of the hindwings.^[3]

Subspecies

• Lixa productalis productalis (Borneo)
• Lixa productalis taiwana Heppner, 2005 (Taiwan)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/50_PYRALOIDEA/Pyralidae/62.2_Pyralinae/025_Lixa/Lixa%20productalis/Lixa%20productalis.htm Digital Moths of Asia
2. Web site: Lixa productalis taiwana . 2023-12-13 . gaga.biodiv.tw.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=1skYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1254 List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum