Biology:Mathoris loceusalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | M. loceusalis
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| Mathoris loceusalis Walker, 1859
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Mathoris loceusalis is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in India , Sri Lanka[2] and Australia .[3]
Its wings are brownish with a reddish outline. Two to three red-outlined white spots are found near the cell of the forewings. There is a black spot near the middle of the hindwings.[4]
Larval food plants are Dendrophthoe glabrescens and Loranthus species.[5]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Mathoris loceusalis Walker, 1859". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6be8eaa4fc0ca35b5b2e110c9656beee. Retrieved 29 June 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.
- ↑ "Genus Mathoris Guenee, 1877". http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?mathoris-8. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (12 November 2011). "Mathoris loceusalis (Walker, 1859)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/thyr/loceusalis.html. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?amp;family=copromorphidae&searchpageurl=browse%2Edsml&sort=family+copromorphidae+natural+history+museum+hosts+database&beginIndex=123210&. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
External links
- Cretaceous origin and repeated tertiary diversification of the redefined butterflies
- Cool habitats support darker and bigger butterflies in Australian tropical forests
Wikidata ☰ Q13819434 entry
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