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Figure 20 from William Lucas Distant's Rhopalocera Malayana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Mooreana |
Species: | M. trichoneura
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Binomial name | |
Mooreana trichoneura | |
Synonyms[ citation needed] | |
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Mooreana trichoneura, the yellow flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and subfamily Pyrginae (flats). It has a wingspan of 32–36 mm. [2]
Its upperside is dark brown, and the forewing has a number of white hyaline (glass-like) spots and strokes in the outer half of the wing, while the hindwing has a series of black wedge-shaped discal spots and a yellow tornal area. The underside of the hindwing is predominantly yellowish white. [3]
The yellow flat has a wide distribution. It ranges from India to Thailand to Malaysia and can even be found in the Philippines. In 2012, it was discovered in Singapore. [4]
The yellow flat is usually found in lowland forests up to 833 m (2500 ft). [4]
Like other butterflies in its subfamily, it flies quickly and usually rests on the underside of a leaf with its wings open flat. [4]
The subspecies of Mooreana trichoneura found in India are- [6]
Yellow flat | |
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Figure 20 from William Lucas Distant's Rhopalocera Malayana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Mooreana |
Species: | M. trichoneura
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Binomial name | |
Mooreana trichoneura | |
Synonyms[ citation needed] | |
|
Mooreana trichoneura, the yellow flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and subfamily Pyrginae (flats). It has a wingspan of 32–36 mm. [2]
Its upperside is dark brown, and the forewing has a number of white hyaline (glass-like) spots and strokes in the outer half of the wing, while the hindwing has a series of black wedge-shaped discal spots and a yellow tornal area. The underside of the hindwing is predominantly yellowish white. [3]
The yellow flat has a wide distribution. It ranges from India to Thailand to Malaysia and can even be found in the Philippines. In 2012, it was discovered in Singapore. [4]
The yellow flat is usually found in lowland forests up to 833 m (2500 ft). [4]
Like other butterflies in its subfamily, it flies quickly and usually rests on the underside of a leaf with its wings open flat. [4]
The subspecies of Mooreana trichoneura found in India are- [6]