Biology:Antheua servula
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| Species: | A. servula
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| Antheua servula (Drury, 1773)
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Antheua servula is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Madras (modern Chennai). It is also found in other parts of India , Sri Lanka and on Sumatra.[1]
Description
Upperside: antennae slightly pectinated. Tongue short. Head, thorax, and abdomen light yellowish sand coloured. Wings yellow buff coloured; the anterior having a small brown spot in the middle of each, and the external edges margined with brown. Posterior wings having a brown patch in the middle of each, with the external edges of the same colour. Underside: breast, legs, abdomen, and wings buff coloured, immaculate. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan 4 inches (100 mm).[2]
Larva brownish with a yellow lateral line and paired subdorsal and sublateral red spots. The stigmata is whitish. Head streaked with black.[3]
References
- ↑ Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John. ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 2. p. 23. pl. XI..
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180068#page/5/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q13378797 entry
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