Biology:Nycteola indicatana
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| Species: | N. indicatana
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| Nycteola indicatana (Walker, 1863)
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Nycteola indicatana is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in the India n subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Singapore, Borneo, Java and the Solomon Islands.
Description
Forewings pale gray with irregular transverse dark gray fasciation. A central triangle and a dark sub-basal bar found in the costa. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large. The caterpillar has a pale green and yellowish-green body. Whitish primary setae arise from white dots. A pale spiracular line and faint dark dorsal line visible. Pupation occurs in a canoe-shaped pure white silken cocoon.[3]
Larval host plants are Eugenia, Lagerstroemia and Syzygium.[4]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized.
- N. i. indicatana - Indian subregion, Sri Lanka
- N. i. microdonta - Singapore, Borneo
- N. i. parvella - Java
- N. i. ferrugana - Solomon Islands
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Symitha indicatana Walker, 1863". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/8b0117a48f0601940eeb097dca973c0d. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ "Nycteola indicatana Walker comb. n.". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/sarrothripini/sarrothripini_7_5.php. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ "Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests". Nature. https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/3528/Novotny_et_al_2007_Nature_supplement.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q49605659 entry
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