Lasiolopha saturata
Lasiolopha saturata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Thailand, New Guinea[3] and Australia.[4]
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Genus: | Lasiolopha |
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Description
Forewings dark grayish green with two irregular green bands. Hindwings gray brownish with orange shades at the margin. The caterpillar has a greenish body with a lateral white line. Head orange with black markings. Thorax bulbous.[5]
Larval food plant is Memecylon. Pupation occurs in a cocoon at the base of mid-rib. The cocoon is semi-ovoid and the pupa is ovoid.[6]
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References
- "Species Details: Lasiolopha saturata Walker, 1865". 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.
- "The Chloephorinae, Ariolicini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Lasiolopha saturata Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2015). "Lasiolopha saturata (Walker, 1865)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Lasiolopha saturata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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