Biology:Rivula aequalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Rivula aequalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Rivula
Species:
R. aequalis
Binomial name
Rivula aequalis
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Motina aequalis Walker, 1863
  • Cholimma leucanioides Walker, [1863] 1864
  • Cholimma subpunctata Walker, [1863] 1864
  • Scopula nexalis Walker, 1865
  • Rivula biatomea Moore, 1883
  • Pasira biatomea Moore, 1883

Rivula aequalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the India n subregion, Japan , Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi.[3]

Its wings are a pale straw colour and narrower than other relative species. A transverse, bipunctate blackish discal mark is present. There is an oblique, centrally zigzag, submarginal row of diffuse, dark patches. In the female, the hindwings are slightly darker yellower than that of male. But the male has dark greyish scaling with a dark discal spot. Larval host plants are Bambusa species.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13521548 entry