Stegasta variana explained

Stegasta variana is a species of moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Queensland,[1] China, India, Malaysia, RĂ©union and Africa.[2]

The wingspan is about . The forewings are dark coppery-fuscous with a ferruginous-orange fascia at one-fourth, extended as a thick irregular streak along the dorsum to near the tornus. There are four irregular pale golden-metallic fasciae, with the costal extremities white, the first two margining the orange fascia, the third median, enclosing a dot of ground colour above the middle, the fourth at three-fourths, terminating above in a large quadrate ochreous-white spot. The hindwings are grey.[3]

Foodplants

This species feeds on Caesalpiniaceae, Fabaceae and Oleaceae species.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stegasta variana. ozanimals.com. ozanimals.com. January 1, 2008. 2009-02-13.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Stegasta variana Meyrick, 1904 . Afromoths . July 8, 2018.
  3. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera . Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales . Meyrick . E. . 29 . part II [number 114] . 314 . 1904 . Internet Archive . 17 June 2020.