Himantopterus zaida

Himantopterus zaida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Himantopteridae
Genus:	Himantopterus
Species:	H. zaida
Binomial name
	Himantopterus zaida; (Doubleday, 1843)
Synonyms
	Thymara zaida Doubleday, 1843; Himantopterus zaida flavescens Jordan, 1907;

Himantopterus zaida is a moth in the family Himantopteridae. It was described by Edward Doubleday in 1843. It is found in northern India.^[1]

The forewings are diaphanous, the nervures, costae, outer margin and cilia fuscous, and the disk and inner margin orange. The hindwings are orange, with a large black spot at the anal and outer angles. The tails are black, tipped with white.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himantopterus zaida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
^ Doubleday, Edward. (1843). "Notes on Lepidopterous Insects". The Zoologist. p. 198. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Himantopterus zaida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] Doubleday, Edward. (1843). "Notes on Lepidopterous Insects". The Zoologist. p. 198. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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