Micronia aculeata

Micronia aculeata
	At Bangalore, India
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Micronia
Species:	M. aculeata
Binomial name
	Micronia aculeata; Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
	Swallowtail Moth Micronia gannata Guenée, 1857; Micronia sondaicata Guenée, 1857;

Micronia aculeata also known as Grey Swallowtail Moth is a species of moth of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae found in Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka towards Sulawesi.^[1] It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.

Description

Its wingspan is 42–50 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white with a fuscous tinge. Wings white, closely striated with fuscous; somewhat ill-defined antemedial, medial, and postmedial fuscous oblique bands; a fine marginal line and black spot at base of tail of hindwing. Underside white or fuscous.^[2] Palpi are porrect, slender and rather long. Antennae thickened and flattened. Fore wing with the acute costa arched towards apex. However, the outer margin is straight.^[3]

Gallery

Micronia aculeata at Madikai, Kerala, India
In Kaludiya Pokuna Forest, Kandalama, Sri Lanka
Micronia aculeata, spotted at Attoor, Kanyakumari, India.

References

^ "Micronia aculeata Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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[1] "Micronia aculeata Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

[Hampson-2] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[3] "Micronia aculeata Guenée, 1857". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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