Paralbara perhamata
Species of hook-tip moth
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Paralbara perhamata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1892.[1] It is found in Northeast India including Sikkim and in Borneo.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Paralbara |
| Species: | P. perhamata |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralbara perhamata (Hampson, 1892) | |
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The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings have a broad purplish-fuscous medial band with waved edges. There is an indistinct waved postmedial line and the outer area is suffused with fuscous. The hindwings have a fuscous basal area with a waved outer edge. There are two pale specks at the end of the cell and an indistinct waved postmedial line.[3]
Subspecies
- Paralbara perhamata perhamata (India)
- Paralbara perhamata sinuosa Holloway, 1976 (Borneo)
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