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Entomogramma torsa

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Entomogramma torsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae (?)
Genus: Entomogramma
Species:
E. torsa
Binomial name
Entomogramma torsa
Guenée, 1852

Entomogramma torsa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] and Java.[3][4]

The wingspan of the male is 56 mm. Body reddish brown. Head blackish. Forewing without a fulvous subcostal streak. A black spot found at end of cell. Postmedial line dentate. Both wings with fine marginal ochreous line. Lunulate lines are prominent.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 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 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "The True Underwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 10 June 2018.