Mooreana trichoneura

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Yellow Flat
File:RhopaloceraMalayanaXXXIV.jpg
Mooreana trichoneura in Rhopalocera Malayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Mooreana
Species:
M. trichoneura
Binomial name
Mooreana trichoneura
(C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterygospidea trichoneura C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Tagiades trichoneura
  • Pterygospidea trichoneura pralaya Moore, [1866]
  • Tagiades pralaya pellita Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Tagiades multipunctata Crowley, 1900
  • Tagiades trichoneura nivosa Fruhstorfer, 1909
  • Tagiades trichoneura nava Fruhstorfer, 1909

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The Yellow Flat (Mooreana trichoneura) is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and subfamily Pyrginae (Flats). It has a wingspan of 32–36 mm.[2]

Description

Its upperside is dark brown, and the forewing has a number of white hyaline spots and strokes in the outer half of the wing, while the hindwing has a series of black wedge-shaped discal spots and a yellow tornal area. The underside of the hindwing is predominantly yellowish white.[3]

Distribution

The Yellow Flat has a wide distribution. It ranges from India to Thailand to Malaysia and can even be found in the Philippines. In the 4th quarter of 2012, it was discovered in Singapore.[4]

Habitat

The Yellow Flat is usually found in lowland forests up to 833 m (2500 ft).[4]

Habits

Like other butterflies in its subfamily, it flies quickly and usually rests on the underside of a leaf with its wings open flat.[4]

Host plant

Subspecies

  • Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura
  • Mooreana trichoneura pralaya (Moore, [1866])
  • Mooreana trichoneura multipunctata (Crowley, 1900) (Haina)
  • Mooreana trichoneura nivosa (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Nias)
  • Mooreana trichoneura nava (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Java)

References

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