Paralbara perhamata

Paralbara perhamata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1892.[1] It is found in Northeast India including Sikkim and in Borneo.[2]

Paralbara perhamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Paralbara
Species:
P. perhamata
Binomial name
Paralbara perhamata
(Hampson, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Drepana perhamata Hampson, [1893]
  • Albara perhamata

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings have a broad purplish-fuscous medial band with waved edges. There is an indistinct waved postmedial line and the outer area is suffused with fuscous. The hindwings have a fuscous basal area with a waved outer edge. There are two pale specks at the end of the cell and an indistinct waved postmedial line.[3]

Subspecies
  • Paralbara perhamata perhamata (India)
  • Paralbara perhamata sinuosa Holloway, 1976 (Borneo)
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References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Paralbara perhamata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Paralbara perhamata (Hampson, [1893])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 336 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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