Thosea cervina explained

Thosea cervina is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1877.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India.

In the male, the upperside is a greenish fawn colour. Forewing with a transverse discal narrow, which is slightly curved to a dark brown band. There is a black spot at end of cell. Underside uniform brownish. There is a white spot at antennae base and on fore tibia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Thosea cervina Moore, 1877 . Catalogue of Life . 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . amp . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
  3. On a collection of Lepidoptera obtained by the Rev. S. J. Whitmee from Lifu (Loyalty Group), with descriptions of the new species . Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 20 . 118 . 348–359 . 10.1080/00222937708682245 . 1877. Butler. Arthur G..

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