Gampola fasciata

Gampola fasciata
	Gampola fasciata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Gampola
Species:	G. fasciata
Binomial name
	Gampola fasciata; Moore, 1878

Gampola fasciata is a moth of the family Erebidae, described by Frederic Moore in 1878 from Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

The male's wingspan is about 28 mm and the female's 34 mm. Male has brownish fuscous and anal tuft ochreous. Costa and forewing apex is ochreous. Hindwings pale. Female has indistinct angled fuscous band just beyond the middle of forewing. Some dark marks appear on the outer margin.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Gampola fasciata Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Gampola fasciata Moore, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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