Vitessa suradeva explained

Vitessa suradeva is a moth of the family Pyralidae.^{[1] [2]} It is found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.^[3]

Description

Its head and thorax are golden yellow. The antennae are black. Abdomen with black and white bands. Base of forewing golden yellow. There are two subbasal metallic black spots on forewing. Hindwings white. The species' larval food plant is Dichapetalum gelonioides.^[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.^[5]

• Vitessa suradeva suradeva Moore, [1860] - North India, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar
• Vitessa suradeva rama^[6] Moore, 1885 - South India, Sri Lanka

External links

• Discovery of the Ten Species of Subtropical-moths in Is. Daecheong, Korea
• Taxonomic review of the superfamily Pyraloidea in Bhutan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus details . The Natural History Museum. 28 March 2018.
2. Web site: Species Details: Vitessa suradeva Moore, 1860 . Catalogue of Life . 28 March 2018.
3. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 28 March 2018.
4. Web site: Unusual sex ratio of Vitessa suradeva Moore (Pyralinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) attracted to light traps . 28 March 2018.
5. Web site: Savela . Markku . Vitessa Moore, [1860] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 2 October 2018.
6. Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details: Vitessa suradeva rama Moore, 1889 . Catalogue of Life . 28 March 2018.