Melanothrix nymphaliaria

Melanothrix nymphaliaria is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found on Java, Sumatra and Borneo and possibly also in the Philippines. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Melanothrix nymphaliaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Melanothrix
Species:
M. nymphaliaria
Binomial name
Melanothrix nymphaliaria
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Gnophos nymphaliaria Waker, 1866
  • Melanothrix pulchricolor Felder, 1874
  • Euterote coryna Swinhoe, 1893
  • Melanothrix atropurpurea Aurivillius, 1894
  • Melanothrix albidior Rothschild, 1910
  • Melanothrix radiata Grunberg, 1914
  • Melanthrix leucotrigona sundaensis Holloway, 1976

Adult males have an almost triangular white patch on the forewing costa postmedially with a straight exterior margin. Females have a basal black patch on the forewings with a central extension that almost reaches the marginal black area.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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