Bocula xanthostola

Bocula xanthostola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Bocula
Species:	B. xanthostola
Binomial name
	Bocula xanthostola; Hampson, 1926
Synonyms
	Aramuna marginata Moore, 1884 ; Bocula xanthostola ; Leucania bifascia ;

Bocula xanthostola is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is found in Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Description

Its wingspan is about 31 mm. The body is whitish with a slight pink tinge. Thorax blackish brown. Forewings with a black-brown fascia from base, becoming very broad in and beyond the end of cell. A white speck is found at the lower angle of the cell. Postmedial and marginal series of specks can be seen. Veins are rather pale in color. Hindwings are pinkish fuscous.

References

^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Bocula xanthostola Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Bocula xanthostola Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.