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Brevipecten captata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Brevipecten
Species:	B. captata
Binomial name
Brevipecten captata (Butler, 1889)
Synonyms
Oglasa captata Butler, 1889 Euclidia captata Butler, 1889 Brevipecten promona Swinhoe, 1918

Brevipecten captata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.

Distribution

It is found in India, Sri Lanka, and Australia.

Description

Its wingspan is about 3 cm. Adults are pale brown. On the forewings there are two white bordered dark patches on the costa. Hindwings are plain pale brown.

References

1. "Oglasa Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. "Species Details: Oglasa captata Butler, 1889". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Brevipecten Hampson, 1894". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
4. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
5. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 August 2012). "Brevipecten captata (Butler, 1889)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.

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