''Bocana manifestalis'' is a

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of the family

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. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is widespread from

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through the Pacific.

Description

Its wingspan is about 36–40 mm. Males with third joint of palpi upturned and naked. No tuft from second joint. Antennae pectinated. Forewings with a large costal fold. Male with bipectinate antennae with moderate length branches. Body dark fuscous brown. Forewings with indistinct oblique antemedial dark line. A white or black speck found at end of cell. There is a waved postmedial line excurved beyond cell. An irregularly sinuous submarginal line present. Hindwings with medial and submarginal waved lines. Ventral side with black cell-spot. Many specimens have two waved line with whitish outer edges.

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e have been recorded on various grasses and weeds.

References

External links

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Japanese MothsAustralian Faunal Directory
Herminiinae Moths of Japan {{Herminiinae-stub