Nycteola indicatana

Nycteola indicatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Nycteola
Species:	N. indicatana
Binomial name
	Nycteola indicatana; (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Tortrix indicatana Walker, 1863; Subrita? parvella Walker, 1866; Gyrtothripa microdonta Hampson, 1912; Symitha indicatana ferrugana Fletcher, 1957;

Nycteola indicatana is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.^[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,^[2] Singapore, Borneo, Java and the Solomon Islands.

Description[]

Forewings pale gray with irregular transverse dark gray fasciation. A central triangle and a dark sub-basal bar found in the costa. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large. The caterpillar has a pale green and yellowish-green body. Whitish primary setae arise from white dots. A pale spiracular line and faint dark dorsal line visible. Pupation occurs in a canoe-shaped pure white silken cocoon.^[3]

Larval host plants are Eugenia, Lagerstroemia and Syzygium.^[4]

Subspecies[]

Four subspecies are recognized.

N. i. indicatana - Indian subregion, Sri Lanka
N. i. microdonta - Singapore, Borneo
N. i. parvella - Java
N. i. ferrugana - Solomon Islands

References[]

^ "Species Details: Symitha indicatana Walker, 1863". 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.
^ "Nycteola indicatana Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests" (PDF). Nature. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Symitha indicatana Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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] "Nycteola indicatana Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[4] "Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests" (PDF). Nature. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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