Albara reversaria

Albara reversaria is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya and Taiwan.

Albara reversaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Albara
Species:
A. reversaria
Binomial name
Albara reversaria
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Albara opalescens Warren, 1897
  • Albara griseotincta Wileman, 1914
  • Albara horishana Matsumura, 1921

The larvae feed on Myrica species, as well as the leaves of Quercus variabilis. Mature larvae fix their body to the base of a leaf with silk and curve the leaf margins where pupation takes place.[2]

Subspecies
  • Albara reversaria reversaria (Sumatra)
  • Albara reversaria opalescens (north-eastern Himalaya (Khasis), China (Kwangtung, Linping), Taiwan)
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References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Albara reversaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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