Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Diarsia ochracea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Diarsia Rank Species | |
Diarsia ochracea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka. It is found in tea cultivation lands frequently.
Description
Wingspan is about 41mm. It is an ochreous greyish brown or reddish brown moth. Palpi dark at sides. Fore wings with double subbasal and antemedial waved lines. The orbicular and reniform stigmata large in some specimen with a black spot between them and a triangular black spot before orbicular, the reniform often filled in chestnut color. There is a diffused angled medial fuscous band. A double lunulate curved postmedial line present. A submarginal pale line and marginal crenulate dark line can be seen. Hind wings are fuscous brown or reddish brown.
References
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