Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Gampola is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae. They were found from Sri Lanka, where the generic name is due to Gampola area of Kandy, where the first species was discovered. Recently in 2016 June, another species was found from India and other few nearby countries such as China, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
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Description
Palpi short, porrect and clothed with long hair. Antennae with long cilia and bristles. Mid tibia is with single spur pair. Hind tibia with two spur pairs. Tegulae of male fringed with long hair. Fore wings are broad and much distorted and apex folded over. A fringe of long scales on the upperside from the basal part of the costa. Inner margin distorted and fringed with long scales towards outer angle. The cell narrow and occupying the center of the wing. Vein 1b reaching inner margin before the angle. Veins 3 and 4 from cell and vein 5 absent. Vein 6 from below the angle. Vein 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings broad and much distorted. The cell long and broad. Veins 4 and 5 absent. Veins 6 and 7 form the upper angle.
In female, wings are normal shape. Fore wings with vein 3 and 4 stalked and vein 5 absent. Vein 6 below angle of cell and veins 7 to 9 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. Hind wings with veins 4 and 5 absent and veins 6 and 7 stalked.