Biology:Callopistria repleta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Callopistria repleta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Callopistria |
| Species: | C. repleta
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| Binomial name | |
| Callopistria repleta Walker, [1858][1]
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Callopistria repleta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in India , China , Taiwan, Japan , Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
The forewings are contrastingly patterned in white, rufous, dark brown and grey with a mauvish tinge.
The larvae feed on ferns. They are bright green with a series of transverse black bars edged in yellow. Pupation takes place in a slight, earth-covered cocoon on the soil surface.[2]
Subspecies
- Callopistria repleta repleta
- Callopistria repleta postpallida Prout, 1928 (Sundaland)
References
Wikidata ☰ Q3657976 entry
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