Biology:Arsacia rectalis

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Arsacia rectalis
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Scientific classification
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A. rectalis
Binomial name
Arsacia rectalis
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Midea rectalis Walker, 1863
  • Arsacia saturatalis Walker, [1866]
  • Notocyma pruinosa Snellen, 1872
  • Arsacia frontirufa Swinhoe, 1885
  • Amblyzancla declivis Turner, 1936

Arsacia rectalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India , Sri Lanka to Queensland and the Solomon Islands.

Description

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in March.[1] Head and thorax rufous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings bright chestnut. The costa suffused with pink. There is an oblique line runs from apex to middle of inner margin, the area beyond it suffused with pink and with indistinct sub-marginal and marginal series of patches of dark scales. Hindwings dark fuscous.[2]

The larvae feed on the young leaves of Dalbergia species. They form a shelter from two leaves tied together with silk. The larvae are darkish grass green with a yellowish-green head. Pupation takes place in a loose silken cocoon that incorporates detritus.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15636564 entry