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Eutelia approximata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Eutelia
Species: E. approximata
Binomial name
Eutelia approximata
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Eutelia dulcilinea Walker, 1864
  • Atacira approximata Walker; Swinhoe, 1990
  • Eutelia hupopalia Rothschild, 1920

Eutelia approximata (sometimes assigned to the genus Atacira) is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka and Sundaland.

Forewings purplish gray. Postmedial and submarginal lines are thin, pale and irregular. Medial and antemedial lines are angled and dark brown.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Atacira approximata (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Eutelia approximata Walker, [1863] 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 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.
  4. "Atacira approximata Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Eutelia approximata


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