Eurosia trimaculata

Eurosia trimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Eurosia
Species:	E. trimaculata
Binomial name
	Eurosia trimaculata; (Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
	Setinochroa trimaculatus Hampson, 1893; Eurosia trimacula Hampson, 1900;

Eurosia trimaculata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

The wingspan of the male is 18 mm and the female's is 20 mm. In the male, the body is fuscous brown, whereas the head, collar and patagial base are orange. Forewings with black spots at base, middle, and end of cell. There are traces of a curved postmedial line. In the female, the thorax and forewings are yellowish. The postmedial line is more distinct and anal tufts are greyish.[2]

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References

Savela, Markku. "Eurosia trimacula (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Eurosia trimacula (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.