Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Anoratha | |
Anoratha paritalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
The wingspan is 42–52 mm. Head and thorax pale chrestnut colored. Palpi black at sides. Abdomen fuscous. Fore wings pale chestnut, irrorated with a darker tint. Costa slightly paler. There is an indistinct antemedial angulated line and a postmedial oblique line can be seen. Some indistinct submarginal specks also present. Hind wings fuscous. Cilia chequered rufous and fuscous. Ventral side with indistinct cell-spot and postmedial line. Females often have a dark brown coloured costa. The forewings are spotted with dark brown.
References
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