Beara dichromella
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | B. dichromella
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Binomial name | |
Beara dichromella Walker, 1866
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Beara dichromella is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] and India.[3]
Description[]
Forewings pinkish-grey brown. Costa sinous and apex falcate. The caterpillar has a chocolate coloured body with short black hairlets and whitish primary setae. Anal segment is brownish orange. Thoracic segments greyish in dorsum with a quadrate orange mark. Pupa semi-ovoid without cremaster. Cocoon is woven using brown, black-speckled silk. Larval host plants are Grewia, Trema, Ziziphus, Hibiscus, Celtis and Xylia.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Beara dichromella Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Beara dichromella Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Beara Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1866
- Nolidae
- Nolidae stubs