Blenina chlorophila explained

Blenina chlorophila is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by George Hampson in 1905.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[3]

Description

Its forewings have green and grayish variegations. The hindwings are dark blackish brown. There is a sinuous dark yellowish medial band in the hindwings. Its larval food plants are from the genus Shorea.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Blenina chlorophila Hampson, 1905 . 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: Blenina chlorophila Hampson . Digital Moths of Japan. 12 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Blenina chlorophila Hampson . The Moths of Borneo. 12 November 2018.

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