Banisia aldabrana
Species of moth
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Banisia aldabrana is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in the Seychelles on the islands of Aldabra, Menai and Cosmoledo and in South Africa.
| Banisia aldabrana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Banisia |
| Species: | B. aldabrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Banisia aldabrana (Fryer, 1912)[1] | |
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The forewings of this species are light fuscous brown, tinged with rufous and uniformly striated with darker brown. The female is wholly suffused with brick red.
Their wingspan is 15 to 18 mm.[2]
Subspecies
- Banisia aldabrana aldabrana (from Seychelles)
- Banisia aldabrana cana Whalley, 1971 (South Africa)
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