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Brevipecten captata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889.[2][3]

Distribution

It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[4] and Australia.

Description

Its wingspan is about 3 cm. Adults are pale brown. On the forewings there are two white bordered dark patches on the costa. Hindwings are plain pale brown.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Oglasa Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Species Details: Oglasa captata Butler, 1889". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Brevipecten Hampson, 1894". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 August 2012). "Brevipecten captata (Butler, 1889)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.


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