Biology:Scopelodes venosa
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Genus: | Scopelodes
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| Species: | S. venosa
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| Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855
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Scopelodes venosa is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] China , India , northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos, Vietnam and Nepal.[3][4]
The caterpillar is yellowish green and its body is semiovoid, flat dorsally. There are diamond-shaped markings with dark green edges on its dorsum. Black lines run on most lateral ridges on segments. The tip of lateral tubercle is jet black.[5]
A single subspecies is recorded - Scopelodes venosa kwangtungensis Hering, 1931.
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/8970730430aab5fb9b101d982a10d1db. Retrieved 29 June 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.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/zygaenoidea/limacodidae/limacodinae/scopelodes/#venosa. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ↑ "Scopelodes venosa distribution". http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/60_ZYGAENOIDEA/Limacodidae/19_Scopelodes/Scopelodes%20venosa/Scopelodes%20venosa.htm. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ "Scopelodes Westwood". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-1/limacodidae/limacodidae-19.php. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
External links
- Preliminary study on the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Scopelodes venosa kwangtungensis Hering
- Glycerol uptake in the neuroendocrine system of two slug moth prepupae (Lepidoptera)
Wikidata ☰ Q14324567 entry
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