Thysanoplusia reticulata (Moore, 1882)

Scientific name

Thysanoplusia reticulata (Moore, 1882)

Synonyms

Argyrogramma brevistriata Chou & Lu

Type-locality

Darjeeling

Distribution

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Description

Wingspan of adults 33-35mm. Forewing dark theobrominus (Chocolate brown) coloured. There is a very fine gamma mark present in the forewing. Hindwing less darker than forewing. In male genitalia, uncus longer and thicker. Ampulla easily visible. Vinculum longer. A thicker brush like structure present on the vesica. In female genitalia, corpus bursae smaller and rounded at the base. Ductus bursae is tubular at the base of antrum and and ends with thiner structure.

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