Pseudidonauton nigribasis
Pseudidonauton nigribasis is a species of moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in India.[1]
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The larvae feed on Dalbergia species and are found on the undersides of the leaflets. They resemble a greenish lump of fat. Pupation takes place in a pupa which is enclosed in a nearly spherical, hard, red-brown cocoon which is covered with yellow silk. It is found between leaflets and is attached to it with the yellow silk.[2]
References
- Alexey Solovyev (2009): Notes on South-East Asian Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) with one new genus and eleven new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 152: 167–183
- The Moths of Borneo
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