Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thumatha | |
Thumatha fuscescens is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Australia, South-East Asia, India, Sri Lanka, the Comoros, La Réunion, Madagascar and Gabon.
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Description
Wingspan is 16mm. Male has pale reddish brownish body. Fore wings possess traces of antemedial and postmedial waved lines. There is a black spot at end of cell and a spot on the costa before apex. Sub-marginal and marginal specks series present.
Larva known to feeds on lichens and mosses.
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References
Thumatha fuscescens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA