Biology:Tephriopis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Tephriopis Hampson, 1926[2] |
| Species: | T. divulsa
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| Tephriopis divulsa (Walker, 1865)[1]
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Tephriopis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tephriopis divulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[3][4][5][6][7]
Distribution
It is found in Sri Lanka,[8] the India n subregion, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, the Andaman Islands, Borneo and Sulawesi.[5]
Description
Forewings have a striking pattern with black and grey. Body greenish brown with the dark bands broken by pale lines on the veins. Distal margin distinctly angled obtusely at the centre. Antennae of male serrate and strongly fasciculate. The caterpillar is cylindrical with a dark rusty-brown head mottled with green. Body pale ochraceous olive green with a smoky-brown suffusion. Pupation takes place in a cell of leaves made by silk. Pupa lacks bloom. Caterpillars are known to feed on Dalbergia and Pterocarpus species.[9]
References
- ↑ Walker, Francis (1865). "Athyrma divulsa". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 33. London: Edward Newman. pp. 966–967. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38918023.
- ↑ Hampson, George F. (1926). "Genus Tephriopis, nov.". Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the Subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History). London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 171–172. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50903822.
- ↑ Nye, Ian W. B. (1975). "Tephriopis". Noctuidea (part): Noctuidae, Agaristidae, and Nolidae. The Generic Names of Moths of the World. 1. Surrey: Unwin Brothers. p. 475. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51321508.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Tephriopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=289088.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Savela, Markku (1 June 2020). "Tephriopis Hampson, 1926". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/anobinae/tephriopis/. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ "Species Details: Tephriopis divulsa Walker, 1865". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/7b04d56706ce7ef730e28ce6c76289d2. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Tephriopis Hampson, 1926". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=28654.0. Retrieved 15 October 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/.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tephriopis divulsa Walker". https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/anobini/anobini_2_1.php. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q7701307 entry
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