Migoplastis alba

Migoplastis alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Migoplastis
Species:	M. alba
Binomial name
	Migoplastis alba; (Moore, 1877)
Synonyms
	Dondera alba Moore, 1877;

Migoplastis alba is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae, first described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

Description

Hindwing of male excised, folded and lobed at anal angle. The branches of antennae shorter. Head and thorax yellowish white in color. Vertex of head with a black dot. The spots on thorax as in Paraplastis hampsoni except pair of spots on pro-thorax found in M. alba. Abdomen yellow with a series of dorsal black bands and two paired series of lateral spots. Forewings are pure white. Hindwings with a slight fuscous tinged. Hindwing with veins 6 and 7 arise from cell. Ventral side is fuscous.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Migoplastis alba (Moore, 1877)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Migoplastis alba (Moore, 1877)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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