Bocana manifestalis
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Bocana manifestalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is widespread from India through the Pacific.
Description
[edit]Its wingspan is about 36–40 mm. Males with third joint of palpi upturned and naked. No tuft from second joint. Antennae pectinated. Forewings with a large costal fold. Male with bipectinate antennae with moderate length branches. Body dark fuscous brown. Forewings with indistinct oblique antemedial dark line. A white or black speck found at end of cell. There is a waved postmedial line excurved beyond cell. An irregularly sinuous submarginal line present. Hindwings with medial and submarginal waved lines. Ventral side with black cell-spot. Many specimens have two waved line with whitish outer edges.[1]
Larvae have been recorded on various grasses and weeds.
References
[edit]- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.
- Japanese Moths
- Australian Faunal Directory
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