Biology:Risoba diversipennis
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Short description: Species of tuft moth
Risoba diversipennis | |
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Newly eclosed adult | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Risoba |
Species: | R. diversipennis
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Binomial name | |
Risoba diversipennis (Walker, 1858)
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Synonyms | |
Heliothis diversipennis Walker, 1858[1] |
Risoba diversipennis is a species of tuft moth native to the Himalayas, Indochina and to Papua New Guinea.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1858. Recorded host plants are Melastoma.[1]
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Last instar, maybe mimicking the branches of the host plant (Melastoma)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13491719 entry
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