Bamra albicola

Bamra albicola is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1]

Bamra albicola
Upper right hand side
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Bamra
Species:
B. albicola
Binomial name
Bamra albicola
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Felinia albicola Walker, 1858
  • Agriopis discalis Moore, 1867
  • Bamra diplostigma Hampson, 1893
  • Polydesma discalis melli Draudt, 1950

Distribution

This species is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, China, Taiwan, Japan and Sulawesi.[3][4]

Description

The species shows sexual dimorphism. In the female, the forewings are irregularly fasciated pale grey in color which is almost white in the male, with a distinctive darker zone on the costa. Hindwings are also darker in the female than in male.[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.[6]

  • Bamra albicola albicola
  • Bamra albicola melli Draudt, 1950 - Taiwan[7]
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gollark: > I appreciate all of you reporting this and leaving it so long without exploiting it (as far as I can tell). You have my gratitude!
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References
  1. "Species Details: Bamra albicola Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "クロモンハイイロクチバ Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858) クロモンハイイロクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Bamra albicola Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Bamra albicola melli Draudt, 1950". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. "Bamra albicola melli (Draudt, 1950)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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