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Trisula variegata

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Trisula variegata
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T. variegata
Binomial name
Trisula variegata
Moore, 1858
Synonyms
  • Thiacidas variegata Moore, 1858

Trisula variegata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Nepal, Thailand, South China, Indonesia and the Philippines.[3]

Its head is golden fulvous with black sprinkles. Palpi upturned. Antennae ciliated (hairy) in both sexes. Thorax brown, with fuscous sprinkles. Forewing pale, and variegated with suffuse and fuscous. There are indistinct double waved subbasal and antemedial lines. Reniform spot indistinct. An oblique black band runs across the apical area. Marginal series of dark specks. Hindwings are yellowish white, with a large black spot at and of cell. Abdomen pale. Underside whitish with cell spots in both wings.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Trisula variegata Moore, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Trisula variegata Moore, 1858". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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