Biology:Pandesma quenavadi
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| Species: | P. quenavadi
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| Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852
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Pandesma quenavadi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It has a wide distribution and is found in African countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, the Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar , Malawi, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa , Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is also found in South Asian and South East Asian countries like Sri Lanka,[2] Bangladesh, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Philippines , Australia and Japan .[3]
Its wingspan is about 5 cm.[4] Its narrow forewings are greyish with a broad, darker border. There is light and irregular basal fasciation. A small dark spot is found centrally in the antemedial area. Hindwings whitish with a broad blackish-grey border. This border is darker than the one on the forewings.[5] Larval food plants are Acasia catechu, Acacia karoo, Acacia mollissima, Albiza chinensis and Albiza lebbeck.[6]
References
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Pandesma Guenée, 1852". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=21216.0. Retrieved 12 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/Ko%C3%A7ak_A.%C3%96._and_M._Kemal_2012_Preliminary_list_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_Sri_Lanka._Cesa_News_79_1-57.
- ↑ "Pandesma quenavadi Guenee, 1852 ハイイロクチバ". http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/80_Noctuidae/09Catocalinae/4306_Pandesma_quenavadi/Pandesma%20quenavadi.htm. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (16 November 2015). "Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/cato/quenavadi.html. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ↑ "Pandesma quenavadi". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/pandesmini/pandesmini_1_1.php. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852". https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/EREBINAE/pandesma%20quenavadi.html. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13995573 entry
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