Risoba diversipennis
| Risoba diversipennis | |
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| Newly eclosed adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Risoba |
| Species: | R. diversipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Risoba diversipennis (Walker, 1858)
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| Synonyms | |
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Heliothis diversipennis Walker, 1858[1] | |
Risoba diversipennis is a species of tuft moth native to the Himalayas, Indochina and to Papua New Guinea.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1858. Recorded host plants are Melastoma.[1]
Gallery
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Apolysis -
Penultimate instar -
Last instar, maybe mimicking the branches of the host plant (Melastoma) -
Pupa -
Pupa, near eclosion -
Tufts of the adult Risoba diversipennis
References
[edit]- ^ a b "::The Moths of Borneo::". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Risoba". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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