Biology:Earias flavida

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Short description: Species of moth

Earias flavida
Earias flavida (Felder, 1861) Nolidae (22811622110).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Eariadinae
Genus: Earias
Species:
E. flavida
Binomial name
Earias flavida
C. Felder, 1861
Synonyms
  • Digba uninotata Walker, 1862
  • Earias annulifera Walker, 1866
  • Earias sulphuraria Moore, [1887]
  • Earias flavida ab. sauteri Strand, 1917

Earias flavida is a moth of the family Nolidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder in 1861. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India , Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java to Samoa and Tonga.

Description

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Head, thorax and forewings are bright yellow. There are very indistinct antemedial and postmedial greenish lines. The outer margin is tinged with green. A brown annulus on the discocellulars is present.[1] Hindwings are semi-diaphanous white with apex suffused with yellow.[2]

Ecology

The larvae feed on the buds and young fruits of Grewia species.[3] They are light yellowish brown to smoky black with a marbled, grey or light brown dorsal band. Pupation takes place in a papery brown cocoon.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13491657 entry