Lasiolopha saturata explained

Lasiolopha saturata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Thailand, New Guinea[3] and Australia.[4]

Description

Forewings dark grayish green with two irregular green bands. Hindwings gray brownish with orange shades at the margin. The caterpillar has a greenish body with a lateral white line. Head orange with black markings. Thorax bulbous.[5]

Larval food plant is Memecylon. Pupation occurs in a cocoon at the base of mid-rib. The cocoon is semi-ovoid and the pupa is ovoid.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Lasiolopha saturata 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: The Chloephorinae, Ariolicini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation . 12 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Lasiolopha saturata Walker . Digital Moths of Japan. 12 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 10 April 2015 . Lasiolopha saturata (Walker, 1865) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 12 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Lasiolopha saturata Walker . The Moths of Borneo. 12 November 2018.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lasiolopha saturata".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.