Biology:Mathoris loceusalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Mathoris loceusalis
Scientific classification
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Binomial name
Mathoris loceusalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Pyralis thyralis Walker, 1866

Mathoris loceusalis is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in India , Sri Lanka[2] and Australia .[3]

Its wings are brownish with a reddish outline. Two to three red-outlined white spots are found near the cell of the forewings. There is a black spot near the middle of the hindwings.[4]

Larval food plants are Dendrophthoe glabrescens and Loranthus species.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13819434 entry