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Species of moth

Britha biguttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Britha
Species: B. biguttata
Binomial name
Britha biguttata
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Herminia? incertalis Walker,
  • Hypena colabalis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Rhynchina ides Bethune-Baker, 1908

Britha biguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Java, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Taiwan and Australia.

The wings are brownish with variegated markings. Labial palpi are covered densely with spiky hairs.

References

  1. "Species Details: Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. 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 29 June 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Britha biguttata Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 August 2012). "Britha biguttata Walker, 1866". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Britha biguttata


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