Dichromia quinqualis

Dichromia quinqualis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in the South Pacific including: Fiji, Queensland and Java.[1]

Dichromia quinqualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Hypeninae
Genus:
Dichromia
Species:
D. quinqualis
Binomial name
Dichromia quinqualis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Hypena duplicalis Walker, 1859
  • Hypena quinqualis

Biology

The larvae feed on Cynanchum elegans, an Apocynaceae.[2]

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References
  1. Savela, Markku (31 July 2019). "Dichromia quinqualis Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 September 2010). "Dichromia quinqualis Walker, 1859". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 February 2020.


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