Biology:Aegilia describens

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Short description: Species of moth

Aegilia describens
Noctuid Moth (Aegilia describens) (15858952286).jpg
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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A. describens
Binomial name
Aegilia describens
(Walker, [1858])
Synonyms
  • Stictoptera describens Walker, 1857
  • Lophoptera xylinata Walker, 1865
  • Stictoptera anisoptera Snellen, 1880
  • Stictoptera anca Swinhoe, 1919

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

Wikidata ☰ Q21233344 entry