Beana terminigera

Beana terminigera is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines.[3][4]

Beana terminigera
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Beana
Species:
B. terminigera
Binomial name
Beana terminigera
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Felinia? terminigera Walker, 1858
  • Beana polychroma Walker, 1862
  • Beana terminigera Walker; Holloway, 1976

Description

Sexes show strong sexual dimorphism. The male has uniform mottled-brown forewings. There is a pale fawn colored circular apical patch triangular basal patch on the forewings of the male. These patches are whitish in the female. The caterpillar is a semi looper. Early instars are dark green and the second instar has some smoky appearance. Late instars are greenish to pinkish brown. Dorsally, abdominal segments show gray and white marbling. The caterpillar lacks the first pair of prolegs. Pupation occurs in a spindle-shaped leaf cell. Pupa lacks a cremaster.[5]

Larval host plants are Quisqualis and Ventilago species.

References
  1. "Species Details: Beana terminigera Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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 – via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Beana terminigera (Walker, 1858)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. "Beana terminigera Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Beana terminigera Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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