Biology:Mooreana trichoneura
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| Mooreana trichoneura (C. & R. Felder, 1860)[1]
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Mooreana trichoneura, the yellow flat, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae and subfamily Pyrginae (flats). It has a wingspan of 32–36 mm.[2]
Description
Its upperside is dark brown, and the forewing has a number of white hyaline (glass-like) spots and strokes in the outer half of the wing, while the hindwing has a series of black wedge-shaped discal spots and a yellow tornal area. The underside of the hindwing is predominantly yellowish white.[3]
Distribution
The yellow flat has a wide distribution. It ranges from India to Thailand to Malaysia and can even be found in the Philippines . In 2012, it was discovered in Singapore.[4]
Habitat
The yellow flat is usually found in lowland forests up to 833 m (2500 ft).[4]
Habits
Like other butterflies in its subfamily, it flies quickly and usually rests on the underside of a leaf with its wings open flat.[4]
Host plant
- Mallotus paniculatus[5]
Subspecies
- Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura
- Mooreana trichoneura pralaya (Moore, [1866])
- Mooreana trichoneura multipunctata (Crowley, 1900) (Haina)
- Mooreana trichoneura nivosa (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Nias)
- Mooreana trichoneura nava (Fruhstorfer, 1909) (Java)
The subspecies of Mooreana trichoneura found in India are-[6]
- Mooreana trichoneura pralaya Moore, 1865 – Yellow-veined Flat
References
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- ↑ "Mooreana at funet". Funet. http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/mooreana/index.html. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "ButterflyCircle Checklist - Mooreana trichoneura trichoneura (Yellow Flat)". ButterflyCircle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005005653/http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist%20V2/CI/index.php/start-page/startpage/showbutterfly/323. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ A. Steven Corbet and H.M. Pendlebury. The Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. Malayan Nature Society. pp. 343.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Butterflies of Singapore: Another New Discovery makes it #305!". ButterflyCircle. 3 November 2012. http://www.butterflycircle.blogspot.sg/2012/11/another-new-discovery-makes-it-305.html. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "Butterflies of Singapore: Life History of the Yellow Flat". ButterflyCircle. 3 February 2013. http://butterflycircle.blogspot.sg/2013/02/life-history-of-yellow-flat.html. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "Mooreana trichoneura Felder & Felder, 1860 – Yellow Flat". http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/sp/858/Mooreana-trichoneura. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q13218670 entry
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