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Nannoarctia tripartita

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Nannoarctia tripartita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Burma, Thailand, Laos and China (Yunnan).

Description

The length of the Nannoarctia tripartita forewings is 15–18 mm for females and 14–17 mm for males.

The forewings of the females are dark brown, with a transverse (slightly oblique) band and several spots. The hindwings are yellow, with a large dark discal spot and three other spots.

The forewings of the males are brown, with a transverse oblique postdiscal band and several spots. The hindwings are yellow, with a brown costal margin, a confluent discal spot, a wide stroke at the apex, and an angulated spot at the tornus.

References

Nannoarctia tripartita Wikipedia