Thymistida tripunctata explained

Thymistida tripunctata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, northern Myanmar and Sichuan, China.[2]

Adults are fawn coloured, tinged with cinereous beneath. The forewings have two transverse denticulated blackish lines. The first antemedial and less distinct than the second, which is postmedial. There is a blackish marginal space with a zigzag fawn-coloured line. There are also three black points on the veins at the end of the discal areolet. The hindwings are pale cinereous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Thymistida tripunctata Walker, 1865 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 8, 2018.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso3132brit#page/515/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 32: 515