Pseudomicronia advocataria

Pseudomicronia advocataria is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in the Philippines, Sundaland, the Andaman Islands, India, Taiwan, South China and [2][3] Sri Lanka.[4]

Pseudomicronia advocataria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Uraniidae
Genus: Pseudomicronia
Species:
P. advocataria
Binomial name
Pseudomicronia advocataria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Micronia advocataria Walker, 1861
  • Pseudomicronia caelata Moore, [1887]
  • Pseudomicronia caelata Moore, 1888
  • Pseudomicronia simpleifascia Swinhoe, 1894
  • Pseudomicronia fasciata Wileman, 1914

It is a white moth with black fasciations. Black dots are found on the tail margins of the hindwings.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Abraxas sordida Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Pseudomicronia advocataria (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. "Pseudomicronia advocataria Walkerヤクシマギンツバメ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  5. "Pseudomicronia advocataria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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