Biology:Rema costimacula

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Short description: Species of moth

Rema costimacula
Rema costimacula male.jpg
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R. costimacula
Binomial name
Rema costimacula
(Guenee, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa costimacula Guenee, 1852
  • Toxocampa avisignata Prout, 1924
  • Remigia triangulata Walker, 1865

Rema costimacula is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi.[2]

Adults have pale brown forewings, conspicuously marked with two triangles and a quadrilateral block in black along the costa.

The larvae feed on Amphicarpaea species.

Subspecies

  • Rema costimacula costimacula
  • Rema costimacula triangulata Walker, 1865 (Himalayas)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7311501 entry