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Daona mansueta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo, India, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumbawa, Seram, New Guinea and Australia.[3]

Description

Its ground colour is brownish. An oblique medial dark shade and dark marginal zone are found on the forewing. A faint reddish-brown fasciae is found on the hindwing. The discal mark consists of two black dots.[4]

References

  1. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Daona Walker, 1864". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ 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 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Daona mansueta Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Daona mansueta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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