Ficulea

Ficulea is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Ficulea blandulella, which is found in Sri Lanka and southern India.[1][2]

Ficulea
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Ficulea

Walker, 1864
Species:
F. blandulella
Binomial name
Ficulea blandulella
Walker, 1864

Adults are luteous, the forewings with two dark cupreous-brown slightly silvery bordered bands. The first band very much dilated hindward and the second marginal, dentate on its inner side, nearly connected with the second on the interior border.[3]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. "Ficulea - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 29: 795


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