Biology:Diarsia ochracea

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Short description: Species of moth

Diarsia ochracea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Diarsia
Species:
D. ochracea
Binomial name
Diarsia ochracea
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Oxiara ochracea Walker, 1865
  • Walker 1865 Oxira ochracea

Diarsia ochracea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Sri Lanka. It is found where tea is cultivated.[1]

Description

Its wingspan is about 41 mm. It is an ochreous-greyish-brown or reddish-brown moth. Palpi dark at sides. Forewings with double subbasal and antemedial waved lines. The orbicular and reniform stigmata large in some specimen with a black spot between them and a triangular black spot before orbicular, the reniform often filled in chestnut colour. There is a diffused angled medial fuscous band. A double lunulate curved postmedial line present. A submarginal pale line and marginal crenulate dark line can be seen. Hindwings are fuscous brown or reddish brown.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5271973 entry