Mathoris loceusalis explained

Mathoris loceusalis is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.^[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka^[2] and Australia.^[3]

Its wings are brownish with a reddish outline. Two to three red-outlined white spots are found near the cell of the forewings. There is a black spot near the middle of the hindwings.^[4]

Larval food plants are Dendrophthoe glabrescens and Loranthus species.^[5]

External links

• Cretaceous origin and repeated tertiary diversification of the redefined butterflies
• Cool habitats support darker and bigger butterflies in Australian tropical forests

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Mathoris loceusalis Walker, 1859 . Catalogue of Life . 29 June 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: Genus Mathoris Guenee, 1877 . Pyralids of Borneo. 28 June 2018.
4. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 12 November 2011 . Mathoris loceusalis (Walker, 1859) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 10 October 2018.
5. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 28 June 2018.