Triuncina cervina

Triuncina cervina is a moth in the family Bombycidae described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in northern India and Nepal.

Triuncina cervina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Bombycidae
Genus:
Triuncina
Species:
T. cervina
Binomial name
Triuncina cervina
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Naprepa cervina Walker, 1865
  • Trilocha cervina
  • Ocinara cervina

The wingspan is 27–31 mm. The ground colour is leathery yellow with brown or grey markings. The hindwings are yellow brown with brown lines.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Triuncina cervina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. Dierl, Wolfgang (December 1978). "Revision der orientalischen Bombycidae (Lepidoptera)". Spixiana. 1 (3): 248. (in German)


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