Carea varipes explained

Carea varipes is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.^[1] It is found in Oriental region to Sundaland.^{[2] [3]}

Description

Its forewings have an axe-head shape. The caterpillar has a distinctive swollen thoracic tumidity. Tumidity is glossy green. A mottled white band runs from the thorax to the conical horn. Its horn is broad and pale green. A small white patch can be found between horn and anal claspers. Its head is red. The caterpillars live singly and are not gregarious. Larval host plants are Eugenia and Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, Campomanesia, Cleistocalyx and Syzygium cumini.^{[4] [5]}

Subspecies

Two subspecies recognized.

• Carea varipes leucobathra Prout, 1922
• Carea varipes roseotincta Roepke, 1938

External links

• Media in category "Carea varipes"
• Development rate, consumption, and host specificity of Carea varipes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Carea varipes Walker, 1856 . 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 . Carea varipes Walker, [1857] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 19 November 2018.
4. Web site: Carea varipes Walker . The Moths of Borneo. 12 November 2018.
5. Web site: Carea varipes . NatureLoveYou.sg . 12 November 2018.