Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Mythimna irrorata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Mythimna Rank Species | |
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Mythimna irrorata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the North-Western parts of the Himalaya, and Sri Lanka.
Description
Wingspan is about 30mm. Fore wings with a broad dark fascia from base to outer margin, or the whole wing except costal area dark. Body ochreous white. Collar fringed with fuscous color. Two black spots found at middle of cell and one at lower angle. There is a double postmedial and single marginal series of dark specks present. Veins of outer area are slightly paler. Hind wings are white, with marginal speck series. Some specimens have a black streak below base of outer median nervure and fuscous subapical triangular patch on outer margin. Cilia fuscous.
References
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