Dichromia sagitta explained

Dichromia sagitta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in India,[1] Macau,[2] Hong Kong,[3] Japan and Taiwan.

Biology

The larvae had been recorded on Marsdenia species, Marsdenia volublis (Apocynaceae), Tylophora asthamatica, Tylophora ovata[4] and Tylophora indica, an Asclepiadaceae.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 31, 2019 . Dichromia sagitta (Fabricius, 1775) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 11, 2020.
  2. Easton, Emmett R. & Pun, Wing-Wah (1993). "New records of moths from Macau, Southeast China". Tropical Lepidoptera. 7 (2): 113-118.
  3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/24983263@N08/5199610158/ Flickr: images from Eugene Karolinskiy
  4. https://archive.today/20130915070940/http://www.nbaii.res.in/insectpests/Dichromia-sagitta.php Insects in Indian Agroecosystems
  5. Gole, N. S. & Das, B. K. (2011). Biology of Dichromia sagitta (Fabricius) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera), a serious pest of Indian ipecac, Tylophora indica". The Journal of Plant Protection Sciences. 3 (2): 14-19.

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