Schistophleps bipuncta

Schistophleps bipuncta
	Schistophleps bipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Schistophleps
Species:	S. bipuncta
Binomial name
	Schistophleps bipuncta; Hampson, 1891
Synonyms
	Schistophleps postmedialis Strand, 1917;

Schistophleps bipuncta is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1891. It is found in India (Assam, Belgaum, Nilgiris), Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[1]

Description

Its wingspan is about 21 mm. It is an ochreous semi-diaphanous whitish moth. Forewings with an indistinct antemedial rufous line with some fuscous suffusion on it inner edge. There are black specks at center and end of cell. Postmedial discal area is suffused with rufus. A series of indistinct submarginal streaks and marginal specks present. Hindwings are hyaline (glass like).[2][3]

References

Savela, Markku. "Schistophleps bipuncta Hampson, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Schistophleps Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Schistophleps bipuncta Hampson, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[3] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Schistophleps Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.