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Eois lunulosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eois

Eois lunulosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

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Description

Wingspan is about 22-26mm. Antennae in both sexes bipectinated with long branches to two-thirds length. Hind wings with rounded outer margin. Veins 3,4 stalked. Vertex of the head chestnut colored as well the frons. The sharft of antennae whitish. Collar crimson colored. Fore wings with a sub-costal crimson fascia. Both wings with many of the waved lines obsolescent, and medial and postmedial lines more developed. There is an ill-defined marginal crimson band with a purplish silvery patch at outer angle.

Subspecies

  • Eois lunulosa lunulosa nominate (Sri Lanka)
  • Eois lunulosa duplicilinea (Wileman, 1911) (Taiwan)

    • References

    Eois lunulosa Wikipedia
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