''Callopistria apicalis'' is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the Indian subregion,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Sundaland Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of South-eastern Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower. It ...

and the Philippines. The male has strongly bipectinate (comb like on both sides) antennae. Forewings dark, dull brown with obscure markings. There is a row of irregular, black, sagittate (arrowhead-shaped) marks. The basal part of the forewing is darker. Reniform distally paler. Hindwings dull brown with pale brown or whitish basal area.

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Moths of Asia Moths described in 1913 Hadeninae {{Caradrinini-stub