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(Redirected from Selenis semilux) Species of moth

Oruza divisa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Oruza
Species: O. divisa
Binomial name
Oruza divisa
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Selenis divisa Walker, 1862
  • Selenis lauta Butler, 1878
  • Xanthoptera semirufa Snellen, 1880
  • Mestleta lathraea Holland, 1894
  • Zagira bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Selenis semilux Walker 1865
  • Oruza semilux
  • Xanthoptera semifusca Snellen, 1880

Oruza divisa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Asia, including Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Japan and in Africa south of the Sahara, including Indian Ocean islands.

Description

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The body is red brown or black brown. Its head is blackish or chestnut. Thorax and costal area of the forewings are pure white, or suffused with reddish ochreous. Sub-apical markings absent, the fascia being continued to the margin.

Gallery

  • open winged position open winged position
  • closed winged position closed winged position

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Oruza divisa (Walker, 1862)". Afromoths. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. "ヒメクルマコヤガ Oruza divisa". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Taxon identifiers
Oruza divisa
Ataboruza divisa


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