Selepa discigera
Appearance
Selepa discigera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Selepa |
Species: | S. discigera
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Binomial name | |
Selepa discigera (Walker, 1864)
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Synonyms | |
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Selepa discigera is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] New Guinea and Australia.
Description
[edit]Its forewings are blackish. A black longitudinal streak with a whitish border can be found sub-dorsally.[3]
The larval food plants are Stillingia, Ficus and Rhus species.
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Selepa discigera Walker, 1864". 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "Selepa discigera Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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