Euphalacra semisecta
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Euphalacra |
Species: | E. semisecta
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Binomial name | |
Euphalacra semisecta (Warren, 1922)
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Euphalacra semisecta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. The first known description is by William Warren in 1922,[1] although Warren attributed the species to Hampson.[2] It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, with a type locality on Sumatra.[2]
Food sources
[edit]The larvae feed on Plectocomiopsis geminiflorus.[3] A survey in 2013 found that adults are attracted to bait traps with fermenting banana,[4] and were the only species of Drepanidae recorded in the survey to prefer them over bait traps with rotting prawn.[4]
Appearance
[edit]Euphalacra semisecta has pale forewings marked with interrupted brown bands and rounded anterior corners.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euphalacra semisecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ a b c Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "::The Moths of Borneo::". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Euphalacra semisecta (Warren, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Holloway, Jeremy D.; Barlow, Henry S.; Loong, Hok Kim; Khen, Chey Vun (November 2013). "Sweet or Savoury? Adult feeding preferences of Lepidoptera attracted to banana and prawn baits in the oriental tropics" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 29: 77, 83.