Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Brunia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Brunia antica Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Nyctemera adversata, Creatonotos transiens, Chrysaeglia magnifica, Nyctemera | ||
Brunia antica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indian Subregion, Sri Lanka to China, the Ryukyu Islands, the Chagos Archipelago, the Nicobar Islands and Sundaland.
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Description
This species has a wingspan of 26 mm. Forewings with vein 9 anastomosing with vein 8 to form an areole. There is strong sexual dimorphism in the imago, with the males having a more or less uniform straw colour, whereas females have the forewing darker, greyer, with a narrow straw-coloured costal strip. Cilia yellow and hindwings are uniformly yellow/ Differs from Brunia complana in wanting the broad yellow marginal band of forewing on underside.
Ecology
The biology is unknown, but the larvae probably feed on lichen and/or algae. Mostly found in lowland areas, most frequently found in coastal vegetation, including mangroves.