Its wingspan is 20 mm. Forewing with vein 9 stalked with veins 7 and 8. Forewing with the outer margin of moderate length. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the forewing. Head yellowish where thorax and forewing uniform yellowish brown. There is a dark spot at end of cell in forewings. Abdomen and hindwings are pale yellow in color. In female, body is bright yellow in color, where abdomen and hindwings are much paler.[2]
Referencesedit
^Savela, Markku. "Eilema punctifera (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
External linksedit
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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eilema, punctifera, moth, subfamily, arctiinae, first, described, george, hampson, 1893, found, lanka, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, superfamily, noctuoidea, family, er. Eilema punctifera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893 It is found in Sri Lanka 1 Eilema punctifera Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Superfamily Noctuoidea Family Erebidae Subfamily Arctiinae Genus Eilema Species E punctifera Binomial name Eilema punctifera Hampson 1893 Synonyms Katha punctifera Hampson 1893Description editIts wingspan is 20 mm Forewing with vein 9 stalked with veins 7 and 8 Forewing with the outer margin of moderate length Male lack secondary sexual characters on the forewing Head yellowish where thorax and forewing uniform yellowish brown There is a dark spot at end of cell in forewings Abdomen and hindwings are pale yellow in color In female body is bright yellow in color where abdomen and hindwings are much paler 2 References edit Savela Markku Eilema punctifera Hampson 1893 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved January 14 2019 Hampson G F 1894 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume II Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library External links editPitkin Brian amp Jenkins Paul Search results Family Arctiidae Butterflies and Moths of the World Natural History Museum London This Eilema related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eilema punctifera amp oldid 1178359746, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
