Biology:Stenopterygia subcurva
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | S. subcurva
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| Stenopterygia subcurva (Walker, 1857)
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Stenopterygia subcurva is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
The male has basal trifine hair-pencils. Forewings with brown facies. Caterpillar blackish with orange-red head. Lateral orange patch found on T1. Setae based on a white dot. Caterpillar usually rests on underside of a leaf. Pupation occurs in a tough oval white silken cocoon covered with earth particles within the soil.[4]
Larval host plant is Ochna.
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Stenopterygia subcurva Walker, 1857". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/5a3d1156233839202cdc527d31c986b3.
- ↑ 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. "Stenopterygia subcurva (Walker, 1857)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/hadeninae/stenopterygia/#subcurva.
- ↑ "Stenopterygia Hampson". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/amphipyrinae/amphipyrinae_15.php.
Wikidata ☰ Q13516185 entry
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