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Bilinea bilineata

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Bilinea bilineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Bilinea
Species:
B. bilineata
Binomial name
Bilinea bilineata
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tolpia bilineata Hampson, 1907

Bilinea bilineata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1907. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka.

The species occurs in warm, moist forested mountains. Adults have been found in February, May, August, October and November, suggesting multiple generations per year.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.

References

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  • Fibiger, Michael (2008). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1867: 1–136.