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Britha biguttata

(Britha biguttata)

Description

Britha biguttata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Java, New Guinea, Bismarck Islands, Sulawesi, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, Taiwan and Australia. The wings are brownish with variegated markings. A pale-edged dark line runs from the wingtip to the hind margin on each forewing. Labial palpi are covered densely with spiky hairs. The male has an elongated pale spot near the middle of each forewing.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Britha
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