Entomogramma fautrix

Entomogramma fautrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Genus: Entomogramma
Species:
E. fautrix
Binomial name
Entomogramma fautrix
Guenée, 1852

Entomogramma fautrix is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan and Bangladesh.[3]

The wingspan of the male is 45 mm. Its body is fuscous brown. Head blackish. Forewing with a fulvous and dark streak below subcosta. Basal part of costa purplish. A black spot found at end of cell. Both wings with fine marginal ochreous line. Underside fuscous, with some orange on costal and outer areas.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Entomogramma fautrix Guenée, 1852". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Entomogramma fautrix Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Entomogramma fautrix Guenée, 1852". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 10 June 2018.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


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