Family Noctuidae Rank Species | ||
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Similar Eutelia, Euplexia, Xanthodes transversa, Small angle shades, Callopistria | ||
eutelia geyeri
Eutelia geyeri is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is found in India, Sri Lanka, China and Japan, as well as from Africa, where its presence had been reported from Lesotho and Seychelles.
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eutelia geyeri
Description
This species has a wingspan of 35–39 mm. Fore wings with crenulate cilia. Head and collar chestnut colored, whereas thorax dark red-brown, with white lines. Abdomen fuscous with rufous dorsal marks on first segment, then some long white hair and rufous tufts on distal segments, some lateral rufous marks also can be seen. Fore wings are pale brownish with white suffusion and curved white lines found on basal area. Reniform with white outline. Three sinous postmedial lines excurved beyond cell, and the inner with crimson below costa and at middle and metallic green at inner margin. The two outer lines with orange spots at inner margin. Outer margin has a series of black specks and metallic-green spot at center, with some crimson below it. Hind wings with semi-hyaline white basal area and fuscous outer area with a white streak at anal angle, and a marginal series of dark stria.