Diomea rotundata

Diomea rotundata
	Diomea rotundata, Erebidae (Noctuidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Diomea
Species:	D. rotundata
Binomial name
	Diomea rotundata; Walker, 1857

Diomea rotundata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2]^[3] the Indian subregion, Taiwan,^[4] Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sumba.

Description[]

Forewings steely greyish black, and marked with black, including prominent discal spots. A larger white mark on the forewing costa can be seen sometimes. There is an irregular black submarginal line which is expanded into blocks sub-dorsally and at one third from the costa, with a smaller block on the costa. Hindwing with a longitudinal rectangle. The caterpillar is a fungus feeder. It is dirty white with indistinct pink marbling. A pink spot is found dorsally at the rear of each segment. The head lacks setae, but with glossy tubercles. Pupation begins on a tree or the fungus in a tight-fitting cocoon which is semi-ovoid in shape.^[5]

References[]

^ "Species Details: Diomea rotundata Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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.
^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Diomea Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "此為 Diomea rotundata 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ "Diomea rotundata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Diomea rotundata Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[2] 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.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Diomea Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[4] "此為 Diomea rotundata 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[5] "Diomea rotundata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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