Nycteola indicatana explained

Nycteola indicatana is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Singapore, Borneo, Java and the Solomon Islands.

Description

Forewings pale gray with irregular transverse dark gray fasciation. A central triangle and a dark sub-basal bar found in the costa. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large. The caterpillar has a pale green and yellowish-green body. Whitish primary setae arise from white dots. A pale spiracular line and faint dark dorsal line visible. Pupation occurs in a canoe-shaped pure white silken cocoon.[3]

Larval host plants are Eugenia, Lagerstroemia and Syzygium.[4]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Symitha indicatana Walker, 1863 . 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: Nycteola indicatana Walker comb. n. . The Moths of Borneo. 12 November 2018.
  4. Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests . Nature. 12 November 2018.