Biology:Dysaethria conflictaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Dysaethria conflictaria
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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D. conflictaria
Binomial name
Dysaethria conflictaria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Erosia conflictaria Walker, 1861
  • Dirades parvula Moore, 1887
  • Epiplema lacteata Warren, 1896
  • Epiplema perpolita Warren, 1896

Dysaethria conflictaria,[1] or Epiplema conflictaria,[2] is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India , Sri Lanka,[3] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia .

Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey[4] with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails.[5]

Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis.[6]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/uraniidae/epipleminae/dysaethria/#conflictaria. Retrieved 7 October 2018. 
  2. "Species Details: Epiplema conflictaria Walker, 1861". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/b79abf7a25b08d99b7c08c149e6f327c. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 
  3. 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. 
  4. "The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia". The Papua Insects Foundation. https://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Uraniidae/Epipleminae/Dysaethria/Dysaethria%20conflictaria.htm. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 
  5. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (17 May 2010). "Epiplema conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/uran/conflictaria.html. Retrieved 7 October 2018. 
  6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?amp;PSpeciesqtype=starts+with%3Dstarts+with%3Dmalvae%3DFamily%3D13%253A1%253A0%3Dstarts+with%3Dstarts+with%3Dpyrgus%3Dstarts+with%3Dstarts+with%3D%2525&beginIndex=138930. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q55610178 entry