Blasticorhinus rivulosa

Blasticorhinus rivulosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Japan,^[2] Taiwan,^[3] India and Sri Lanka.

Blasticorhinus rivulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Blasticorhinus
Species:	B. rivulosa
Binomial name
Blasticorhinus rivulosa (Walker, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
Thermesia rivulosa Walker, 1865 Acantholites quadripuncta Swinhoe, 1902

Description

Its wingspan is about 32 mm. Hindwings of male with normal neuration. A large vesicular fold found on base of inner margin with a tuft of long hair attached to it. The apex of the vesicular fold truncate. Female has reddish grey-brown body. Forewings with antemedial sinuous line. A dark spot on discocellulars and specks found at origin of vein 2. There is an irregularly waved postmedial line. A waved sub-marginal line found with fuscous brown area beyond it. A curved fulvous and ochreous line runs from apex to vein 3. Hindwings with sinuous medial line and lunulate postmedial, sub-marginal lines. Outer area fuscous brown. Both wings with fine marginal ochreous line.^[4]