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Hemiphruda

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Hemiphruda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Drepaninae
Genus: Hemiphruda
Warren, 1923
Species:
H. mecasa
Binomial name
Hemiphruda mecasa
(Swinhoe, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Drepana mecasa Swinhoe, 1894

Hemiphruda mecasa is a moth in the family Drepanidae and the only species in the genus Hemiphruda. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in India.[1]

Adults are brown, the forewings with two black spots at the end of the cell, one at the upper end and the other below. There is a diffuse band from the apex of the fore wings to the abdomen. The hindwings have a straight band of three thick brown lines, but not very distinct.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Hemiphruda​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1894[permanent dead link]Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.