Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Thyrididae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Striglininae | |
Banisia aldabrana is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in the Seychelles on the islands of Aldabra, Menai and Cosmoledo and in South Africa.
The forewings of this species are light fuscous brown, tinged with rufous and uniformly striated with darker brown. The female is wholly suffused with brick red.
Their wingspan is 15 to 18 mm.
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