Birthana saturata
Birthana saturata is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Java.[1]
| Birthana saturata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Immidae |
| Genus: | Birthana |
| Species: | B. saturata |
| Binomial name | |
| Birthana saturata (Walker, 1864) | |
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It is allied to, but quite distinct from Imma caelestis. Adults are larger, and the cilia of both wings are black. The hindwings are without the pale streaks, and have a bluish-white discoidal striga and triangular spots in the interspaces of the terminal area.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Birthana saturata (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1906 (2): 182
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