Zurobata vacillans explained
Zurobata vacillans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan and New Guinea.[3]
The caterpillar is unusual in having host plants other than typical green plants. The larva feeds on fungus on dead leaves, several lichens and Coccoidea (scale insects).
Notes and References
- Web site: Species Details: Zurobata vacillans Walker, 1864 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 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: Zurobata vacillans Walker . Digital Moths of Japan . 28 March 2018.