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| Species: | A. angero
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The Sri Lankan faslse burnet moth, (Geoesthia ceylonica) is a moth of the Urodidae family. The species is monotypic in the genus and is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1]
This species is the only second Urodid moth found from Oriental region. It is characterized by lack of scale tufts on the labial palp, absence of raised scales of two subbasal spots on the forewings, five signa within female corpus bursae and presence of M-stem on the hindwings.[2]
References
- ^ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "A new genus and species of Urodidae (Lepidoptera: Urodoidea) from Sri Lanka". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. Retrieved 28 March 2018.