Brunia antica is a moth of the family Erebidae described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka to China, the Ryukyu Islands, the Chagos Archipelago, the Nicobar Islands and Sundaland.[1]

Brunia antica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Brunia
Species:	B. antica
Binomial name
Brunia antica (Walker 1854)
Synonyms
Lithosia antica Walker, 1854 Eilema antica Lithosia brevipennis Walker, 1854 Lithosia natara Moore, 1859 [1860] Lithosia intermixta Walker, 1864 Ilema atrifrons Hampson, 1907 Eilema kosemponensis Strand, 1917 Lithosia horishanella Matsumura, 1927

Description

This species has a wingspan of 26 mm.[2] Forewings with vein 9 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 8 to form an areole. There is strong sexual dimorphism in the imago, with the males having a more or less uniform straw colour, whereas females have the forewing darker, greyer, with a narrow straw-coloured costal strip. Cilia yellow and hindwings are uniformly yellow. It differs from Brunia complana in wanting the broad yellow marginal band of forewing on underside.[3]

Ecology

The biology is unknown, but the larvae probably feed on lichen and/or algae. It is mostly found in lowland areas, most frequently in coastal vegetation, including mangroves.[4]

References

External links

• Barnett, L. K.; Emms, C. W. & Holloway, J. D. (July 1, 1999). "The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography". Journal of Natural History. 33 (7): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/002229399300065.

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