Ganisa floresiaca
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Ganisa floresiaca Nässig, 2009
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Ganisa floresiaca is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Wolfgang A. Nässig in 2009.[1] It is found on Flores in Indonesia.
The wingspan is about 46 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale greyish brown, with a postmedian black line parallel to three to four crenulate lines in a semicircular curve to the costa. The hindwings are usually without a discal spot and the pattern is hardly visible.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to April.
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ganisa floresiaca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Nässig, W.; Ignatyev, N. N. & Witt, T. J. (2009). "Two new species of the genus Ganisa Walker, 1855 from Sulawesi and Flores, Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae)". Entomofauna. 30: 453-464.
Categories:
- Moths described in 2009
- Eupterotinae
- Bombycoidea stubs