Mooreana trichoneura
| Yellow flat | |
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| Figure 20 from William Lucas Distant's Rhopalocera Malayana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Mooreana |
| Species: | M. trichoneura
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| Binomial name | |
| Mooreana trichoneura | |
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Mooreana trichoneura, the yellow flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and subfamily Pyrginae (flats). It has a wingspan of 32–36 mm.[2]
Description
Its upperside is dark brown, and the forewing has a number of white hyaline (glass-like) spots and strokes in the outer half of the wing, while the hindwing has a series of black wedge-shaped discal spots and a yellow tornal area. The underside of the hindwing is predominantly yellowish white.[3]
Distribution
The yellow flat has a wide distribution. It ranges from India to Thailand to Malaysia and can even be found in the Philippines. In 2012, it was discovered in Singapore.[4]
Habitat
The yellow flat is usually found in lowland forests up to 833 m (2500 ft).[4]
Habits
Like other butterflies in its subfamily, it flies quickly and usually rests on the underside of a leaf with its wings open flat.[4]
Host plant
- Mallotus paniculatus[5]
Subspecies
- Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura
- Mooreana trichoneura pralaya (Moore, [1866])
- Mooreana trichoneura multipunctata (Crowley, 1900) (Hainan)
- Mooreana trichoneura nivosa (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Nias)
- Mooreana trichoneura nava (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Java)
The subspecies of Mooreana trichoneura found in India are-[6]
- Mooreana trichoneura pralaya Moore, 1865 – Yellow-veined Flat
References
- ^ "Mooreana at funet". Funet. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "ButterflyCircle Checklist – Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura (Yellow Flat)". ButterflyCircle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ A. Steven Corbet and H.M. Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society. p. 343.
- ^ a b c "Butterflies of Singapore: Another New Discovery makes it #305!". ButterflyCircle. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Butterflies of Singapore: Life History of the Yellow Flat". ButterflyCircle. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Mooreana trichoneura Felder & Felder, 1860 – Yellow Flat". Retrieved 15 September 2017.