Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Migoplastis | |
Migoplastis alba is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Hind wing of male excised, folded and lobed at anal angle. The branches of antennae shorter. Head and thorax yellowish white in color. Vertex of head with a black dot. The spots on thorax as in Paraplastis hampsoni except pair of spots on pro-thorax found in M. alba. Abdomen yellow with a series of dorsal black bands and two paired series of lateral spots. Fore wings are pure white. Hind wings with a slight fuscous tinged. Hind wing with veins 6 and 7 arise from cell. Ventral side is fuscous.
References
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