Tinolius eburneigutta explained
Tinolius eburneigutta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] and Thailand.[3] [4]
Description
The male has strongly bipectinate (comb-like on both sides) antennae.[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Thunbergia species.[6] [7]
Larval food plants
- Thunbergia alata - Sri Lanka
- Thunbergia grandiflora - Indian subregion
- Thunbergia mysorensis - India
Notes and References
- Web site: Species Details: Luceria novatusalis Walker, 1859 . Catalogue of Life . 2 March 2018.
- 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.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . Tinolius eburneigutta Walker, 1855 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 15 October 2018.
- Web site: Tinolius eburneigutta (Walker, 1855) . Farangs Gone Wild . 2 March 2018.
- Web site: A medley of moths II: Tinolius species . Ray Cannon's Nature Notes . 2 March 2018.
- Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 2 March 2018.
- Web site: Tinolius eburneigutta Walker . ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources . 2 March 2018.