Stictoptera trajiciens explained

Stictoptera trajiciens is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of Sri Lanka,[2] to Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[3]

The adult has greyish forewings. Its longitudinal striations are broken. There is a diagnostic white spot subtornally and row of tiny white marginal spots. The caterpillar is a dull watery green. Head light orange or greenish orange. Prothorax and anal claspers are yellow. Prolegs are green. There are lateral and subspiracular whitish lines. Before pupation, the larva turns a greenish shiny purple. Host plants include Garcinia indica and Garcinia forbesii.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Stictoptera trajiciens 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: Stictoptera trajiciens (Walker, 1857) . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation . 28 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Stictoptera trajiciens Walker . The Moths of Borneo . 28 March 2018.