Phazaca leucocera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Phazaca |
| Species: | P. leucocera
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| Phazaca leucocera (Hampson, 1891)
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Phazaca leucocera is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae. It is found in Sri Lanka, southern India, China, Borneo and the Solomon Islands.[1]
Description
[edit]Hindwings of male with two tufts of hair on the costa. Male has mark on inner margin of forewings filled with black, and a plum-colored center. The laden marginal band prominent and regular. Hindwings dark chocolate. The medial band plum-colored, bounded by white lines. The marginal band irregular. The tuft in the fold on inner margin pure white. Female with marginal band of both wings lunulate.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Phazaca leucocera (Hampson, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Phazaca leucocera Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 3 September 2016.