Dasychira moerens
Dasychira moerens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Felder in 1894.[1] It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]
| Dasychira moerens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Dasychira |
| Species: | D. moerens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894 | |
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The caterpillar is known to feed on Rosa, Theobroma cacao,[4] Smilax and Vitis species.[5]
References
- "Species Details: Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 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.
- Savela, Markku. "Dasychira moerens Felder, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- "Survey, documentation and identification of entomofauna of cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. in major cocoa growing regions of South India" (PDF). Journal of Applied and Natural Science. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Dasychira moerens Felder". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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