Biology:Pindara illibata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Pindara |
| Species: | P. illibata
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| Pindara illibata (Fabricius, 1775)
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Pindara illibata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in the Oriental region, including Taiwan, China , India , Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Japan and Borneo.[2]
Description
Its wingspan is about 72 mm. A pale rufous moth. Forewings with short sub-basal and oblique antemedial medial dark lines on pale reddish bands. Renifrom large with a dark line in it. Three indistinct waved postmedial line found on pale reddish suffusion and one sub-marginal line present. A large semi-circular patch with white edges at apex. Abdomen and hindwings fuscous brown, where hindwings with indistinct pale medial line. The margin except at apex is greyish.[3]
The larvae feed on Bischofia and Elaeocarpus species.[4]
References
- ↑ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae . CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9
- ↑ "Pindara illibata (Fabricius) ツマムラサキクチバ,Cat.4218". http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Haruta%20Collection/80_Noctuidae/08_Catocalinae/Pindara/Pindara%20illibata/Pindara%20illibata.htm. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180400#page/5/mode/1up.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pindara illibata Fabricius". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/ophiusini/ophiusini_10_1.php. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q7195007 entry
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