Biology:Psimada
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| Genus: | Psimada Walker, 1858
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| Species: | P. quadripennis
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| Psimada quadripennis Walker, 1858
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Psimada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Psimada quadripennis, is found in the India , southern China , Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Seram. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1]
Description
Genus
Third joint of the palpi being short. Antennae of male ciliated, where the medial portion thickened by a ridge of scales on upper surface. Hindwings with angled outer margin at middle.[2]
Species
Its wingspan is about 42 mm. Head and collar reddish brown. Thorax paler. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings with pale red-brown basal half and outer dark with a purplish tinged. There are traces of antemedial, medial, and postmedial waved lines and submarginal series of white specks present. A large triangular dark red brown patch can be seen on the costa at the apex. Hindwings dark with a purplish tinge on the basal half. The outer half redder with a large semi-circular pale patch on outer margin towards the anal angle. Ventral side with apex of forewing whitish and with a submarginal oblique line.[2]
Larva darkish grass green with paler extremities. Head very pale, dull, and greenish white. Spiracles are orange with white rims. The larvae feed on Ficus species. The pupa lacks a bloom.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Psimada Walker, 1858". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/aganainae/psimada/. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Psimada quadripennis Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_v/miscellaneousv_7_1.php. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Noctuidae&sort=GENUS.
External links
- 此為 Psimada quadripennis Taiwan Moth Information Center. (in Chinese)
Wikidata ☰ Q7256075 entry
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