Biology:Dysphania percota
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Short description: Species of moth
| Blue tiger moth | |
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| Caterpillar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Dysphania |
| Species: | D. percota
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysphania percota (C. Swinhoe, 1891)
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Dysphania percota, the blue tiger moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae that can be found in India. It was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891.
Description
It is similar to Dysphania palmyra, but differs in the whole apical area of the forewings being deep purple from the discocellular spot and postmedial line to outer margin, with two small blue spots below the sub-costals and one on inner margin near outer angle. Hindwings never with any trace of yellow.[1]
The larvae feed on Carallia species.
Gallery
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Late instar from Tuvvur, Malappuram, India -
Caterpillar from Tuvvur -
Adult from Tuvvur -
From Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
From Arthunkal, Alappuzha, Kerala.
See also
- Dysphania militaris
- Dysphania sagana
- Dysphania palmyra
References
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q3595404 entry
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