Micronia aculeata

Micronia aculeata

''Micronia aculeata'' is a species of moth of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae found in India and Sri Lanka towards Sulawesi. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Moth - Micronia aculeata  Batangas,Geotagged,Mabini,Micronia aculeata,Moth,Philippines,Summer

Appearance

Its wingspan is 42–50 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white with a fuscous tinge. Wings white, closely striated with fuscous; somewhat ill-defined antemedial, medial, and postmedial fuscous oblique bands; a fine marginal line and black spot at base of tail of hindwing. Underside white or fuscous.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyUraniidae
GenusMicronia
SpeciesM. aculeata
Photographed in
Philippines