Biology:Eublemma dimidialis

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Short description: Species of moth

Eublemma dimidialis
Pl.108-11-Eublemma adulans (=Eublemma dimidialis) (Felder & Rogenhofer 1874).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species:
E. dimidialis
Binomial name
Eublemma dimidialis
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Phalaea dimidialis Fabricius, 1794
  • Anthophila secta Guenée, 1852
  • Micra hemirhoda Walker, 1865
  • Anthophila roseifascia Walker, 1865
  • Thalpochares adulans Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Thalpochares basilissa Meyrick, 1891

Eublemma dimidialis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Indonesia, Pakistan , China , Micronesia, Nepal, Indochina, India , Japan , Sri Lanka, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia .[1]

Description

Its wingspan is about 22 mm. Body bright ochreous yellow. Forewings with the outer half length is bright rose pink, bounded inwardly by an oblique white line. A sub-marginal ochreous band not reaching the costa. Cilia whitish at extremities. Hindwings ochreous, fuscous towards outer margin, with patches of pink on vein 1 and at anal angle.[2]

Ecology

Known food plants of the larvae are Fabaceae, such as mung beans (Vigna radiata) and cow peas (Vigna unguiculata).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15636588 entry