Beara dichromella explained

Beara dichromella is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] and India.[3]

Description

Forewings pinkish-grey brown. Costa sinuous and apex falcate. The caterpillar has a chocolate coloured body with short black hairlets and whitish primary setae. Anal segment is brownish orange. Thoracic segments greyish in dorsum with a quadrate orange mark. Pupa semi-ovoid without cremaster. Cocoon is woven using brown, black-speckled silk. Larval host plants are Grewia, Trema, Ziziphus, Hibiscus, Celtis and Xylia.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Beara dichromella Walker, 1866 . Catalogue of Life . 12 November 2018.
  2. 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 . Academia.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Beara dichromella Walker, 1866 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 16 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Beara Walker . The Moths of Borneo. 12 November 2018.