Biology:Beara dichromella
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | B. dichromella
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| Beara dichromella Walker, 1866
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Beara dichromella is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] and India .[3]
Description
Forewings pinkish-grey brown. Costa sinuous and apex falcate. The caterpillar has a chocolate coloured body with short black hairlets and whitish primary setae. Anal segment is brownish orange. Thoracic segments greyish in dorsum with a quadrate orange mark. Pupa semi-ovoid without cremaster. Cocoon is woven using brown, black-speckled silk. Larval host plants are Grewia, Trema, Ziziphus, Hibiscus, Celtis and Xylia.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Beara dichromella Walker, 1866". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/ff39617b97a288da8b944bcb9a15d9f4. Retrieved 12 November 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/.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Beara dichromella Walker, 1866". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/nolidae/chloephorinae/beara/#dichromella. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "Beara Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/gelastocera/gelastocera_1.php. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13436921 entry
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