Eutelia approximata

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Eutelia approximata (sometimes assigned to the genus Atacira)[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka[3] and Sundaland.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Eutelia approximata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Euteliidae
Genus: Eutelia
Species:
E. approximata
Binomial name
Eutelia approximata
Walker, [1863] 1864
Synonyms
  • Eutelia dulcilinea Walker, [1863] 1864
  • Atacira approximata Walker; Swinhoe, 1990
  • Eutelia hupopalia Rothschild, 1920
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Forewings purplish gray. Postmedial and submarginal lines are thin, pale and irregular. Medial and antemedial lines are angled and dark brown.[4]

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