Biology:Aegilia describens
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | A. describens
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| Aegilia describens (Walker, [1858])
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Aegilia describens is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India , Sri Lanka,[2] to New Guinea,[3] the Bismarck Islands and Queensland, also on Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean.[4]
The caterpillar has a medium grass-green body with a distinct, 'pulsating' dark greenish dorsal line. A brownish, faint, lateral line extending to the dorsolateral area. Spiracles are orange divided by black. Pupation occurs in soil within a silk cocoon. Host plant includes Mesua ferrea.[5]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Stictoptera describens Walker, 1857". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/584c3ca47ad18b6ee3b18b8a89a5acb9. Retrieved 29 May 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 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Aegilia describens Walker, [1858"]. The Euteliinae (Lepidoptera: Stictopterinae) of Papua Indonesia. https://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Euteliidae/Stictopterinae/Aegilia/Aegilia%20describens.htm. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "ソリバネホソヤガ Aegilia describens (Walker, [1858)"]. http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Stictopterinae/Aegilia_describens.html. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Aegilia describens Walker comb. rev.". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-14/stictopterinae/stictopterinae_2_1.php. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q21233344 entry
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