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Oruza divisa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Scientific name
  
Oruza divisa

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Rank
  
Species

Oruza divisa

Similar
  
Gesonia obeditalis, Amyna axis, Maliattha signifera, Bocchoris inspersalis, Maliattha

Oruza divisa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Asia, including Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Japan and in Africa south of the Sahara, including Indian Ocean islands.

Description

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. Body color red-brown or black-brown. Head blackish or chestnut color. Thorax and costal area of the fore wings are pure white, or suffused with reddish ochreous. Sub-apical markings absent, the fascia being continued to the margin.

References

Oruza divisa Wikipedia