Adrapsa ablualis

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Adrapsa ablualis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Herminiinae
Genus: Adrapsa
Species: A. ablualis
Binomial name
Adrapsa ablualis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
Bocana titysusalis Walker, 1859
Herminia semicircularis Lucas, 1892
Adrapsa ablualis is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae that can be found in
Queensland in Australia and in Southeast Asia. It was first described by Francis
Walker in 1859.[1]

Description
The wingspan of the male is 32 mm and the female is 36 mm.[2] Male with a tuft of
long hair from the base of second joint of palpi. Antennae of male with uniseriate
pectinations. Antemedial and postmedial lines of forewings and sinuous submarginal
line are white, where the first two are straighter. There is a white speck found at
center and spot at end of cell. Hindwings with white base. Ventral side with basal
area of both wings speckled with white.[3]