Poeta quadrinotata explained

Poeta quadrinotata is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Its body is blackish brown with white fasciations. Fasciation is not punctate and consists of white edging on each side of fine, irregular, dark fasciae. The margin of the forewing has a central black spot.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Poeta quadrinotata Walker, 1865 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 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: Poeta quadrinotata Walker . The Moths of Borneo . 28 March 2018.

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