Rema costimacula

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Rema costimacula
Rema costimacula male.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Anobinae
Genus:
Rema
Species:
R. costimacula
Binomial name
Rema costimacula
(Guenee, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa costimacula Guenee, 1852
  • Toxocampa avisignata Prout, 1924
  • Remigia triangulata Walker, 1865

Rema costimacula is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi.[2]

Adults have pale brown forewings, conspicuously marked with two triangles and a quadrilateral block in black along the costa.

The larvae feed on Amphicarpaea species.

Subspecies[]

  • Rema costimacula costimacula
  • Rema costimacula triangulata Walker, 1865 (Himalayas)

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Rema costimacula (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rema costimacula Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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