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Laelia testacea

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Species of moth

Laelia testacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Laelia
Species: L. testacea
Binomial name
Laelia testacea
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Cycnia testacea Walker, 1855

Laelia testacea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

Palpi long and porrect (extending forward). Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Males have a blackish subapical patch to forewing, while females have an ochreous tinge.

References

  1. "Species Details: Laelia testacea Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Laelia testacea (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Laelia testacea


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