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Tonica niviferana

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Tonica niviferana
Tonica niviferana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Tonica
Species:
T. niviferana
Binomial name
Tonica niviferana
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Binsitta niviferana Walker, 1864

Tonica niviferana is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, northern Vietnam and China.[2]

Adults are white, the forewings with three blue tufts of scales, partly bordered with fawn. There are a few white erect tufts in the disc.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tonica niviferana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Tonica niviferana (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  3. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 832 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.