Anoratha paritalis

Anoratha paritalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Anoratha
Species:	A. paritalis
Binomial name
	Anoratha paritalis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Hypena paritalis Walker, 1859;

Anoratha paritalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in Sri Lanka.

Description[]

The wingspan is 42–52 mm. The head and thorax are colored a pale chestnut. The palpi are black at the sides. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings pale chestnut, irrorated (sprinkled) with a darker tint. Costa slightly paler. There is an indistinct antemedial angulated line and a postmedial oblique line can be seen. Some indistinct submarginal specks also present. Hindwings fuscous. Cilia chequered rufous and fuscous. Ventral side with indistinct cell-spot and postmedial line.^[1] Females often have a dark brown costa. The forewings are spotted with dark brown.^[2]

References[]

^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Lödl, M. & Gaal, S. (October 31, 1998). "Revision of the genus Anoratha Moore, 1867 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)" (PDF). Quadrifina. 1: 5–24.

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[1] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[2] Lödl, M. & Gaal, S. (October 31, 1998). "Revision of the genus Anoratha Moore, 1867 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)" (PDF). Quadrifina. 1: 5–24.

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