Giaura tortricoides explained

Giaura tortricoides is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Japan,[3] Andaman Islands, Borneo, Sumatra, Flores, Sulawesi, New Guinea,[4] Bismarck Islands and Australia.[5]

Description

Adult wingspan is 9-.[6] Forewings dark brown. Some specimen with sub-dorsal longitudinal dark bar. Tymbal organs are absent. Larval food plant is Hibiscus tiliaceus. Caterpillar is smooth slightly spindle shaped and green. Head is black. Pupation occurs in a cocoon. Cocoon is pale grayish white and boat shaped.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Giaura tortricoides Walker, 1865 . 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: Giaura tortricoides (Walker, [1866]) ヒロバキノカワガ ]. Digital Moths of Japan . 12 November 2018.
  4. Web site: The Chloephorinae, Sarrothripini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation . 12 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Giaura tortricoides (Walker, [1866]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 15 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Digital Moths of Japan . ヒロバキノカワガ Giaura tortricoides (Walker, [1866]) ]. 12 November 2018.
  7. Web site: "Giaura" tortricoides Walker . The Moths of Borneo. 12 November 2018.

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