Biology:Bembina apicalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Bembina apicalis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Bembina
Species:
B. apicalis
Binomial name
Bembina apicalis
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Artaxa atomaria Walker, 1855
  • Nygmia lacipa Swinhoe, 1923
  • Euproctis flavotriangulata Gaede, 1932
  • Nygmia atomaria Swinhoe, 1923
  • Euproctis atomaria Collenette, 1932

Bembina apicalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Terminalia species.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15655677 entry