Biology:Acropteris ciniferaria
| Acropteris ciniferaria | |
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| Individual from Hebri, Karnataka, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Acropteris |
| Species: | A. ciniferaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Acropteris ciniferaria (Walker, 1866)
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Acropteris ciniferaria is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India , Sri Lanka,[2] to Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.
Description
Its wings are typically white with a creamy tinge. Markings pale brown. Fasciae of forewing diffuse and obscure. Hingwing angle characterize by a black fleck and smaller flecks on either side. Caterpillar fusiform (spindle shaped), whereas head is round and narrow. Body translucent green with a dark dorsal line. Body skin polished and glossy in appearance with setae on tubercles. Pupa claviform and cremaster contain a pair of hooked shafts. Pupation occurs in a cocoon on the upper surface of leaf.[3] The host plant is Stephanotis (syn. Dregea) species.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Catalogue of Life. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/446b75b8724fe8acdf91bf015192543c. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara) (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/Ko%C3%A7ak_A.%C3%96._and_M._Kemal_2012_Preliminary_list_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_Sri_Lanka._Cesa_News_79_1-57. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ "Acropteris ciniferaria Walker". Moths of Borneo. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/microniinae/microniinae_2_4.php. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?Familyqtype=starts&beginIndex=138900&searchPageURL=index.dsml%3FFamilyqtype%3Dstarts%26beginIndex%3D138780. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13227673 entry
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