Dysaethria conflictaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Dysaethria |
Species: | D. conflictaria
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Binomial name | |
Dysaethria conflictaria (
Walker, 1861)
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Synonyms | |
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Dysaethria conflictaria, [1] or Epiplema conflictaria, [2] is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [3] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.
Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey [4] with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails. [5]
Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis. [6]
Dysaethria conflictaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Uraniidae |
Genus: | Dysaethria |
Species: | D. conflictaria
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Binomial name | |
Dysaethria conflictaria (
Walker, 1861)
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Synonyms | |
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Dysaethria conflictaria, [1] or Epiplema conflictaria, [2] is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [3] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.
Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey [4] with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails. [5]
Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis. [6]