Stenopterygia subcurva explained

Stenopterygia subcurva is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2] [3]

The male has basal trifine hair-pencils. Forewings with brown facies. Caterpillar blackish with orange-red head. Lateral orange patch found on T1. Setae based on a white dot. Caterpillar usually rests on underside of a leaf. Pupation occurs in a tough oval white silken cocoon covered with earth particles within the soil.[4]

Larval host plant is Ochna.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Stenopterygia subcurva Walker, 1857 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 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: Savela . Markku . Stenopterygia subcurva (Walker, 1857) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 15 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Stenopterygia Hampson . The Moths of Borneo. 28 March 2018.

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