Dysgonia torrida

Dysgonia torrida, the jigsaw, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the tropical and subtropical areas of Africa to Spain, southern Italy, Greece, Syria, Israel, Iran, Uzbekistan towards India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[2]

Jigsaw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Dysgonia
Species:
D. torrida
Binomial name
Dysgonia torrida
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Bastilla torrida
  • Ophiusa albivitta
  • Ophiusa festina
  • Ophiusa torrida Guenée, 1852[1]
  • Parallelia torrida

Description

This species has a wingspan of 45–50 mm. Colors highly variable. Body red-brown. Antemedial line of the forewing being erect and having broad, white and slightly suffused band beyond it. Postmedial line angled also between veins 3 and 4 and sinuous towards inner margin. Apical streak broken up into two spots. Hindwings with a white medial band and outer margin greyish at center.[3]

Ecology

There are multiple generations per year. In Europe adults are on wing from May to June and September. The larvae feed on Zea mays (Poaceae), Ricinus communis and Acalypha wilkesiana (Euphorbiaceae)[4]

References
  1. Goff, R.; et al. "Dysgonia torrida, (Guenée, 1852)". African Moths. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. "Dysgonia torrida (Guenée, 1852)". Afromoths. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Papillons de la Réunion, Biotope ISBN 978-2-914817-07-3 page 405


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