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Phazaca erosioides

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Phazaca erosioides is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics from Sri Lanka[2] to New Guinea.[3]

In the male, the forewings are grey and the hindwings are pale yellow. The female has similar colours in the forewings, but the hindwings dark grey. The postmedial of forewing is similarly sinuous in both sexes.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Phazaca erosioides Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Phazaca erosioides Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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Phazaca erosioides: Brief Summary

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Phazaca erosioides is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics from Sri Lanka to New Guinea.

In the male, the forewings are grey and the hindwings are pale yellow. The female has similar colours in the forewings, but the hindwings dark grey. The postmedial of forewing is similarly sinuous in both sexes.

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