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Paralbara perhamata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Paralbara

Paralbara perhamata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1892. It is found in north-eastern India and Sikkim and on Borneo.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings have a broad purplish-fuscous medial band with waved edges. There is an indistinct waved postmedial line and the outer area is suffused with fuscous. The hindwings have a fuscous basal area with a waved outer edge. There are two pale specks at the end of the cell and an indistinct waved postmedial line.

Subspecies

  • Paralbara perhamata perhamata (India)
  • Paralbara perhamata sinuosa Holloway, 1976 (Borneo)
  • References

    Paralbara perhamata Wikipedia