Banisia tibiale is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in the Seychelles on Marianne Island and Silhouette Island.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Banisia |
| Species: | B. tibiale
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| Binomial name | |
| Banisia tibiale (Fryer, 1912)[1]
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This moths remembers Banisia myrtaea (Drury, 1773) from which it can be distinguished by the swollen hind tibiae of the male. Their wingspan is 29–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in).[2]
References
edit- ^ afromoths.net
- ^ Fryer, 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15(Zool.)(1):20-21; pl.1 fig.16
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