Biology:Lasiolopha saturata

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Short description: Species of moth

Lasiolopha saturata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Genus:
Lasiolopha
Species:
L. saturata
Binomial name
Lasiolopha saturata
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Areola saturata Walker, 1865
  • Paracrama olivacea Hampson, 1893
  • Lasiolopha saturata Walker; Kobes, 1997

Lasiolopha saturata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India , Sri Lanka,[2] Thailand, New Guinea[3] and Australia .[4]

Description

Forewings dark grayish green with two irregular green bands. Hindwings gray brownish with orange shades at the margin. The caterpillar has a greenish body with a lateral white line. Head orange with black markings. Thorax bulbous.[5]

Larval food plant is Memecylon. Pupation occurs in a cocoon at the base of mid-rib. The cocoon is semi-ovoid and the pupa is ovoid.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13385116 entry