Hemiphruda
Hemiphruda mecasa is a moth in the family Drepanidae and the only species in the genus Hemiphruda. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in India.[1]
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| Genus: | Hemiphruda Warren, 1923 |
| Species: | H. mecasa |
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| Hemiphruda mecasa (Swinhoe, 1894) | |
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Adults are brown, the forewings with two black spots at the end of the cell, one at the upper end and the other below. There is a diffuse band from the apex of the fore wings to the abdomen. The hindwings have a straight band of three thick brown lines, but not very distinct.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hemiphruda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1894
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