Bamra albicola explained

Bamra albicola is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1]

Distribution

This species is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Thailand, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, China, Taiwan, Japan and Sulawesi.[3] [4]

Description

The species shows sexual dimorphism. In the female, the forewings are irregularly fasciated pale grey in color which is almost white in the male, with a distinctive darker zone on the costa. Hindwings are also darker in the female than in male.[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Bamra albicola Walker, 1858 . Catalogue of Life . 2 March 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 2 March 2018.
  3. Web site: クロモンハイイロクチバ Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858) . Digital Moths of Japan . 2 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Bamra albicola (Walker, 1858) クロモンハイイロクチバ . Digital Moths of Japan . 2 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Bamra albicola Walker . The Moths of Borneo . 2 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details: Bamra albicola melli Draudt, 1950 . Catalogue of Life . 2 March 2018.
  7. Web site: Bamra albicola melli (Draudt, 1950) . Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility . 2 March 2018.

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