Vitessa suradeva
Vitessa suradeva is a moth of the family Pyralidae.[1][2] It is found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.[3]
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Genus: | Vitessa |
Species: | V. suradeva |
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Description
Its head and thorax are golden yellow. The antennae are black. Abdomen with black and white bands. Base of forewing golden yellow. There are two subbasal metallic black spots on forewing. Hindwings white. The species' larval food plant is Dichapetalum gelonioides.[4]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized.[5]
- Vitessa suradeva suradeva Moore, [1860] - North India, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Vitessa suradeva rama[6] Moore, 1885 - South India, Sri Lanka
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References
- "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Species Details: Vitessa suradeva Moore, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 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. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Unusual sex ratio of Vitessa suradeva Moore (Pyralinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) attracted to light traps". Researchgate. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- Savela, Markku. "Vitessa Moore, [1860]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Vitessa suradeva rama Moore, 1889". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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