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Ganisa postica
Ganisa postica fromosicola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Ganisa
Species:	G. postica
Binomial name
Ganisa postica Walker, 1855
Synonyms
Ganisa melli Bryk, 1944 Ganisa monotonica Strand, 1924 Ganisa nigromaculifera Strand, 1924

Ganisa postica is a species of moth in the family Eupterotidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

The larvae feed on Olea and Jasminum species.

Description

The head of the male is very dark brown. Other parts and wings are purplish grey-brown. Forewing has an indistinct antemedial oblique line, a black and grey speckle at the end of the cell. The double oblique line runs from apex to inner margin. Hindwings have a black speck at the end of the cell and three waved indistinct lines. Cilia of both wings are reddish brown. Ventral side is with specks at end of the cell and waved lines more distinct.

Subspecies

• Ganisa postica postica (Sri Lanka, India)
• Ganisa postica formosicola Matsumura, 1931 (Taiwan)
• Ganisa postica kuangtungensis Mell, 1929 (China)
• Ganisa postica wilhelminae Bryk, 1944 (Myanmar)

References

1. The Moths of Borneo
2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. "Ganisa postica wilhelminae Bryk, 1944". Swedish Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

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