Melaleucia leucomera
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Melaleucia leucomera is a moth
of the Micronoctuidae
family. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka
.
There are probably multiple generations per year. With adults recorded in April, May, June, August and September.
The wingspan
is 15-16 mm. The forewing is broad and white or beige-white with a fine, narrow, partly interrupted subterminal line. There are terminal lines in some specimens, marked by black interveinal dots. The hindwing is greyish brown, with an indistinct discal spot.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Micronoctuidae
Micronoctuidae
The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
family. It is known from south-central Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
There are probably multiple generations per year. With adults recorded in April, May, June, August and September.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 15-16 mm. The forewing is broad and white or beige-white with a fine, narrow, partly interrupted subterminal line. There are terminal lines in some specimens, marked by black interveinal dots. The hindwing is greyish brown, with an indistinct discal spot.