Tigrioides sabulosalis

Tigrioides sabulosalis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[1]

Tigrioides sabulosalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Tigrioides
Species:
T. sabulosalis
Binomial name
Tigrioides sabulosalis
(Walker, [1866])
Synonyms
  • Selca sabulosalis Walker, [1866]
  • Lithosia brevipennis Snellen, 1880 (preocc. Walker)
  • ?Brunia chota Swinhoe, 1885

Adults are fawn with a reddish tinge. The forewings are finely and evenly mottled darker, often with a faint discal spot.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Tigrioides sabulosalis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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