Hydrillodes gravatalis explained

Hydrillodes gravatalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka[2] and Sundaland.[3] [4]

Forewings blackish brown. Punctate submarginals are straw white.[5] Caterpillars feed on detritus and pericarp of Shorea and Dipterocarpus species.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Ragana gravatalis Walker, 1859 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . Academia.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Hydrillodes gravatalis (Walker, [1859]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 10 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Distribution of Hydrillodes gravatalis Walker . Digital Moths of Japan. 28 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Hydrillodes gravatalis Walker . The Moths of Borneo. 28 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Hydrillodes gravatalis . Dipterocarp Seed Predators. 28 March 2018.

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