Brunia antica
| Brunia antica | |
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| Brunia antica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Brunia |
| Species: | B. antica |
| Binomial name | |
| Brunia antica (Walker 1854) | |
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Brunia antica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from the Indian Subregion, Sri Lanka to China, the Ryukyu Islands, the Chagos Archipelago, the Nicobar Islands and Sundaland.[1]
Description
This species has a wingspan of 26 mm.[2] Forewings with vein 9 anastomosing with vein 8 to form an areole. There is strong sexual dimorphism in the imago, with the males having a more or less uniform straw colour, whereas females have the forewing darker, greyer, with a narrow straw-coloured costal strip. Cilia yellow and hindwings are uniformly yellow/ Differs from Brunia complana in wanting the broad yellow marginal band of forewing on underside.[3]
Ecology
The biology is unknown, but the larvae probably feed on lichen and/or algae. Mostly found in lowland areas, most frequently found in coastal vegetation, including mangroves.[4]
References
- ↑ "Brunia antica". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ Hampson in Descirptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Artiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Brunia antica Walker comb. rev.". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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