Microblepsis prunicolor
| Microblepsis prunicolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Microblepsis |
| Species: | M. prunicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Microblepsis prunicolor (Moore, 1888) | |
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Microblepsis prunicolor is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Moore in 1888.[1] It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim, north-eastern Burma and possibly China.[2]
The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are dark purplish grey, the forewings with an acutely angled yellowish antemedial line and a similar postmedial line met at the angle by a yellow line from the apex. There is also a pale submarginal line. The hindwings have slightly curved subbasal, medial, and submarginal yellowish lines.[3]
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