Gadirtha inexacta explained

Gadirtha inexacta is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in northern India and Myanmar,[1] as well as on Borneo.[2] It has also been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.

Adults are patchy brown, with two dark marks on the forewings.

The larvae feed on various Euphorbiaceae species, including Omalanthus populifolius, Sapium discolor and Triadica sebifera.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pensoft.net/inc/journals/download.php?fileId=7953&fileTable=J_GALLEYS "A new species of Gadirtha Walker (Nolidae, Eligminae): a proposed biological control agent of Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera (L.) Small) (Euphorbiaceae) in the United States"
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . 31 May 2020 . Gadirtha inexacta Walker, [1858] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 5 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 5 July 2020 . Iscadia inexacta (Walker, 1858) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 5 August 2020.

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