Stictoptera trajiciens
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | S. trajiciens
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Stictoptera trajiciens Walker, 1857
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Stictoptera trajiciens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of Sri Lanka,[2] to Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[3]
The dult has greyish forewings. Its longitudinal striations are broken. There is a diagnostic white spot subtornally and row of tiny white marginal spots. The caterpillar is a dull watery green. Head light orange or greenish orange. Prothorax and anal claspers are yellow. Prolegs are green. There are lateral and subspiracular whitish lines. Before pupation, the larva turns a greenish shiny purple. Host plants include Garcinia indica and Garcinia forbesii.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Stictoptera trajiciens Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 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.
- ^ "Stictoptera trajiciens (Walker, 1857)". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Stictoptera trajiciens Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1857
- Stictopterinae
- Noctuidae stubs