Biology:Westermannia superba

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Short description: Species of moth

Westermannia superba
Westermannia superba (Nolidae).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Westermannia
Species:
W. superba
Binomial name
Westermannia superba
Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
  • Plusiodes westermannii Guenée, 1852
  • Vestermannia gloriosa Hampson, 1912
  • Westermannia gloriosa

Westermannia superba is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found on New Guinea, Australia (Queensland),[1] India , Sri Lanka,[2] Singapore and on Sumatra, Borneo and Palawan.[3]

Description

Its wingspan is about 36 mm. Head pure white. Thorax and abdomen yellowish white. Forewings pale silvery brown. Basal costal area and the broad postmedial curved band whitish. These two white areas conjoined at costa, and by the discocellulars and median nervure being white. Hindwings pale, suffused with fuscous towards outer margin. Larva pale olive-green, and thickly spotted with yellow. There is a yellow dorsal line can be seen on each segment.[4]

The larvae feed on Lagerstroemia, Terminalia and Anogeissus species.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7987419 entry