Biology:Beana terminigera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Beana |
| Species: | B. terminigera
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| Beana terminigera (Walker, 1858)
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Beana terminigera is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in India , Sri Lanka,[2] Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines .[3][4]
Description
Sexes show strong sexual dimorphism. The male has uniform mottled-brown forewings. There is a pale fawn colored circular apical patch triangular basal patch on the forewings of the male. These patches are whitish in the female. The caterpillar is a semi looper. Early instars are dark green and the second instar has some smoky appearance. Late instars are greenish to pinkish brown. Dorsally, abdominal segments show gray and white marbling. The caterpillar lacks the first pair of prolegs. Pupation occurs in a spindle-shaped leaf cell. Pupa lacks a cremaster.[5]
Larval host plants are Quisqualis and Ventilago species.
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Beana terminigera Walker, 1858". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/f669926a6cf5f441b575a26f4b40c4d8. 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. "Beana terminigera (Walker, 1858)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/nolidae/nolinae/beana/#terminigera. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "Beana terminigera Walker". http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/90_NOCTUOIDEA/04_NOLIDAE/02_CHLOEPHORINAE/009_Beana/Beana%20terminigera/Beana%20terminigera.htm. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ "Beana terminigera Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-18/nolinae/nolinae_1_1.php. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
- The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of Vagamon hills (Western Ghats), Idukki district, Kerala, India
Wikidata ☰ Q13436910 entry
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