Biology:Selepa discigera
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Selepa discigera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Selepa |
| Species: | S. discigera
|
| Binomial name | |
| Selepa discigera (Walker, 1864)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Selepa discigera is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India , Sri Lanka,[2] New Guinea and Australia .
Description
Its forewings are blackish. A black longitudinal streak with a whitish border can be found sub-dorsally.[3]
The larval food plants are Stillingia, Ficus and Rhus species.
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Selepa discigera Walker, 1864". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/52b1e675767c9d8c5b836594fac0cdfc. Retrieved 12 November 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/.
- ↑ "Selepa discigera Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/unassigned/unassigned_4_5.php. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13491964 entry
 |  |
