Trichura coarctata is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in Brazil (Para, Pernambuco).[1]

Trichura coarctata
Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Trichura
Species:
T. coarctata
Binomial name
Trichura coarctata
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx coarctata Drury, 1773

Description

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Upperside: Antennae pectinated, and thickest in the middle. Head black, with a blue spot in front. Neck blue. Thorax black, with an orange spot on each shoulder. Abdomen black; smallest next the thorax, with a row of golden-blue spots on each side, and another at the top; at the extremity is placed a hairy bristle, about a quarter the length of the abdomen. Wings yellowish and transparent. The anterior having a black narrow border running round all their edges, except the anterior ones; and in the middle of each is an oblong black spot, joining to the anterior edge, which reaches almost halfway across the wing. Posterior wings with a black border along the abdominal edges and the upper corners; the anterior and external edges having none. The extremity of the body of the male is furnished with a villose tail, as long as the body.

Underside: Palpi externally white but internally black. Tongue curled up. Breast black, the sides being blue. Legs black. Thighs white within, and blue without. Abdomen, next the thorax, white; the remainder being black, with four white spots on each side; that next the anus being the smallest. Wings as on the upperside; except the anterior, which have a yellowish border running along the posterior edges. Wingspan 1+34 inches (45 mm).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Trichura coarctata (Drury, 1773)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 2. pp. 50-51. pl. XXVII.