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Banisia tibiale

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Thyrididae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Banisia

Banisia tibiale is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in the Seychelles on Marianne Island and Silhouette Island.

This moths remembers Banisia myrtaea (Drury, 1773) from which it can be distinguished by the swollen hind tibiae of the male. Their wingspan is 29–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in).

References

Banisia tibiale Wikipedia