Carea angulata
Carea angulata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] China and Indonesia.
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Genus: | Carea |
Species: | C. angulata |
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Description
The wingspan of the female is 42 mm. Palpi upturned. Antennae ciliated. Head, thorax and forewings varying from pinkish red to reddish brown. Abdomen whitish with fuscous to reddish-brown suffusion. Forewing apex quadrate. There is an outwardly oblique line from the costa. A curved double submarginal line runs from the costa before the apex to the outer angle. Hindwings whitish. Some pinkish shade found on outer margin below apex in hindwings.[3]
Larval food plants are Eugenia cumini, Eugenia jambos, Eugenia myrobalana, Eucalyptus, Ficus, Memecylon, Cleistocalyx, Bombax ceiba and Syzygium species.[4][5]
References
- "Species Details: Carea angulata Fabricius, 1793". 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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- "Carea angulata Fabricius, 1793". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Carea angulata (Fabricius, 1793)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Carea angulata (Fabricius) (=Carea subtilis (Walker))". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 12 November 2018.