Thumatha fuscescens
Thumatha fuscescens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia, South-East Asia, India, Sri Lanka, the Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar and Gabon.[1][2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Thumatha |
Species: | T. fuscescens |
Binomial name | |
Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866 | |
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Description
The species wingspan is 16 mm. The male has a pale reddish-brownish body. Forewings possess traces of antemedial and postmedial waved lines. There is a black spot at end of the cell and a spot on the costa before apex. Sub-marginal and marginal specks series present.[3]
The larva is known to feed on lichens and mosses.[4]
Subspecies
- Thumatha fuscescens fuscescens (south-east Asia, Australia)
- Thumatha fuscescens africana Kühne, 2007 (Africa)
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References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866". Afromoths. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- "Thumatha fuscescens Walker, 1866". African Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Thumatha Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
External links
- "Thumatha fuscescens". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life. With images.
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