Biology:Birthama obliquifascia
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Genus: | Birthama
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| Species: | B.obliquifascia
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| Birthama obliquifascia Hampson, 1893
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Birthama obliquifascia is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] and India .
Adults are sexually dimorphic. Female much larger and heavier. Forewing fasciation is more distinct in female. Caterpillar with light leaf-green body. Surface of body smooth and perfect semiovoid. Small, thinly brown-ringed disc-like tubercles or dots present. When disturbed, the caterpillar produce a fluid from tubercles. A thin, indistinct white dorsal line is present. Pupation occurs in a smooth fat short chalky-white ovoid cocoon. The larval host plant is Carallia.[3]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Birthama obliquifascia Hamspon [sic], 1893". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/b43ebf6c565005e9407b414e2e385f96. Retrieved 29 June 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 June 2018.
- ↑ "Birthama Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-1/limacodidae/limacodidae-31.php. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13439472 entry
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