''Blenina quinaria'' is a
moth of the family
Nolidae first described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1882. It is found in the north-eastern
Himalayas of India, western
China
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,
Vietnam,
Taiwan,
Peninsular Malaysia,
Borneo, the
Philippines and
Japan
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(Kyushu: Oita, Kumamoto).
The
wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are grey. The hindwings are pale fawnish grey with a darker border.
The larvae feed on ''
Pterocarya'' species. They are apple green with yellow stripes bordered by fine red lines.
References
Moths described in 1882
Bleninae
Moths of Japan
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