Biology:Xanthodes transversa

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Short description: Species of moth

Xanthodes transversa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Xanthodes
Species:
X. transversa
Binomial name
Xanthodes transversa
Guenée, 1852

Xanthodes transversa, the transverse moth or hibiscus caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in India , Sri Lanka,[2] the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, China , Hong Kong, Vanuatu, Java, New Guinea, Japan , the Ryukyu Islands, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia .[3]

Description

The wingspan of the female is 36 mm and male is 35–42 mm.[4] Palpi reddish brown and porrect (extending forward). Head, thorax and abdomen bright canary yellow. Vertex of thorax rufous. Legs reddish brown. Tibia with long hairs.[3] Forewings bright yellowish with distinct three brown arrow-shaped lines across each forewing. The caterpillars show remarkable color variations. A large bright rufous triangular patch is found over the whole outer area of the forewings. A black sub-apical speck visible. Cilia rufous. Hindwings reddish brown suffusion with rufous outer margin. The caterpillar is 35–40 mm in length.

It is a multivoltine moth species, where organism having more than two broods or generations per year.[5] The caterpillar is a pest on several economically important crops such as Hibiscus mutabilis, Hibiscus heterophyllus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus splendens, Malvaviscus arboreus, Urena lobata,[6] Gossypium, okra (bhendi), Abelmoschus esculentus, Abelmoschus crinitus, Sida, Alcea rosea, Citrus, and Grewia tiliaefolia.[7][8]

Gallery

  • Xanthodes transversa (Guenée, 1852).jpg
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  • Xanthodes transversa caterpillars by N A Nazeer.jpg
  • Xanthodes transversa caterpillar @ Kanjirappally.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Xanthodes transversa Guenée, 1852". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/9da9f17b168357d925a3ee6056003dac. 
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Description of Xanthodes transversa". https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268685. 
  4. ↑ "フタトガリコヤガ Xanthodes transversa Guenée, 1852" (in ja). http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Bagisarinae/Xanthodes_transversa.html. 
  5. ↑ Shintani, Yoshinori; Kawazu, Kei; Hirose, Yuzuru (2015). "Photoperiodic induction of prepupal diapause and its role in synchronization with host phenology in the hibiscus caterpillar, Xanthodes transversa". Entomological Science 18 (3): 360–367. doi:10.1111/ens.12135. 
  6. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (12 March 2017). "Xanthodes transversa Guenée, 1852". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chlo/transversa.html. 
  7. ↑ "Transverse moth host plants". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/Xanthodes-transversa.php. 
  8. ↑ "Xanthodes transversa host plants". HOSTS. http://hosts.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/46996. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13491811 entry




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