Lyclene kishidai

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Lyclene kishidai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Species:
L. kishidai
Binomial name
Lyclene kishidai
Kirti & Gill, 2009

Lyclene kishidai is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jagbir Singh Kirti and Navneet Singh Gill in 2009. It is found in Kerala, India.

The wingspan is 30 mm for males and 36 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous, with two subbasal spots, four antemedial spots and a black band. The hindwings are ochreous.

Etymology[]

The species is named in honour of Yasunori Kishida.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Kirti, Jagbir Singh & Gill, Navneet Singh (2009). "Description of four new species of the genus Lyclene Moore (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae)". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 52B (1-2): 109-118.


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