This species has a wingspan of 26 mm.[2] Forewings with vein 9 anastomosing (fusing) 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. It differs from Brunia complana in wanting the broad yellow marginal band of forewing on underside.[3]
Ecologyedit
The biology is unknown, but the larvae probably feed on lichen and/or algae. It is mostly found in lowland areas, most frequently in coastal vegetation, including mangroves.[4]
Referencesedit
^"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. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^"Brunia antica Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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Barnett, L. K.; Emms, C. W. & Holloway, J. D. (July 1, 1999). "The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography". Journal of Natural History. 33 (7): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/002229399300065.
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brunia, antica, moth, family, erebidae, described, francis, walker, 1854, found, from, indian, subregion, lanka, china, ryukyu, islands, chagos, archipelago, nicobar, islands, sundaland, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum,. Brunia antica is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1854 It is found from the Indian subregion Sri Lanka to China the Ryukyu Islands the Chagos Archipelago the Nicobar Islands and Sundaland 1 Brunia antica Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Superfamily Noctuoidea Family Erebidae Subfamily Arctiinae Genus Brunia Species B antica Binomial name Brunia antica Walker 1854 Synonyms Lithosia antica Walker 1854 Eilema antica Lithosia brevipennis Walker 1854 Lithosia natara Moore 1859 1860 Lithosia intermixta Walker 1864 Ilema atrifrons Hampson 1907 Eilema kosemponensis Strand 1917 Lithosia horishanella Matsumura 1927 Contents 1 Description 2 Ecology 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThis species has a wingspan of 26 mm 2 Forewings with vein 9 anastomosing fusing 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 It differs from Brunia complana in wanting the broad yellow marginal band of forewing on underside 3 Ecology editThe biology is unknown but the larvae probably feed on lichen and or algae It is mostly found in lowland areas most frequently in coastal vegetation including mangroves 4 References edit 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 1894 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume II Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Brunia antica Walker comb rev The Moths of Borneo Retrieved 26 July 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brunia antica Barnett L K Emms C W amp Holloway J D July 1 1999 The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography Journal of Natural History 33 7 1021 1038 doi 10 1080 002229399300065 This Lithosiina related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brunia antica amp oldid 1190117631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
