Beara dichromella

Beara dichromella is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] and India.[3]

Beara dichromella
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B. dichromella
Binomial name
Beara dichromella
Walker, 1866

Description

Forewings pinkish-grey brown. Costa sinous and apex falcate. The caterpillar has a chocolate coloured body with short black hairlets and whitish primary setae. Anal segment is brownish orange. Thoracic segments greyish in dorsum with a quadrate orange mark. Pupa semi-ovoid without cremaster. Cocoon is woven using brown, black-speckled silk. Larval host plants are Grewia, Trema, Ziziphus, Hibiscus, Celtis and Xylia.[4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Beara dichromella Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Beara dichromella Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. "Beara Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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