Entomogramma fautrix
Species of moth
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Entomogramma fautrix is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan and Bangladesh.[3]
| Entomogramma fautrix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
| Genus: | Entomogramma |
| Species: | E. fautrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Entomogramma fautrix Guenée, 1852 | |
The wingspan of the male is 45 mm. Its body is fuscous brown. Head blackish. Forewing with a fulvous and dark streak below subcosta. Basal part of costa purplish. A black spot found at end of cell. Both wings with fine marginal ochreous line. Underside fuscous, with some orange on costal and outer areas.[4]