Biology:Beralade obliquata

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Short description: Species of moth

Beralade obliquata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Beralade
Species:
B. obliquata
Binomial name
Beralade obliquata
(Klug, 1830)

Beralade obliquata is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1830.[1][2] It is found from Morocco to Egypt and Sudan.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The moths are on wing from February to April and from April to September in two generations.

The larvae feed on Acacia raddiana.

Subspecies

  • P. b. candens
  • P. b. bouillonae

References

  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).

Wikidata ☰ Q680854 entry