Holocraspedon nigropunctum

Holocraspedon nigropunctum is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Holocraspedon nigropunctum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Holocraspedon
Species:
H. nigropunctum
Binomial name
Holocraspedon nigropunctum
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Holocraspedon nigripuncta

Description

Its wingspan is about 20 mm. In the male, the head, thorax and abdomen are white. Thorax spotted with black. Forewings are white, some specimens with a black costal base. A curved antemedial black line is present, where a spot in the cell and a spot at end of it can be seen. There is a postmedial line excurved round of cell and joining the antemedial line at inner margin. Some black streaks found beyond the postmedial line. There is a marginal series of short lines present. Apex is slightly suffused with fuscous. Cocoon is suspended by a cord and formed a network of strengthened by two cross bands.[2]

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References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Holocraspedon nigropunctum Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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