Belciana biformis

Belciana biformis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2]

Belciana biformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Belciana
Species:
B. biformis
Binomial name
Belciana biformis
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Dandaca biformis Walker, 1858[1]

Distribution

It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[3] Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Malaysia,[4] Borneo,[5] Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, and Papua New Guinea.[6]

Biology

The species' wingspan is 37–43 mm. Its head, thorax and forewings are bluish green. The wing pattern is formed by a blackish-brown subbasal patch, occupying subbasal field to vein copper colored. Blackish marks are found on the costal area in the base of the submedial, medial and submedial lines. Submedial and subterminal lines are marked as thin lines, sometimes with blackish dots. They are more clearly visible in females, whereas they are diffused or indistinct in males. Reniform hardly traceable, without black central streak. Hindwings are dull medium greyish brown, with a paler yellowish grey towards base and along anal margin.[1]

Its caterpillars are known to feed on Shorea maximi, Grewia tiliaefolia and Heritiera species.[7]

References
  1. "A revision of the genus Belciana Walker, 1862 with description of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae: Pantheinae) from East and South East Asia. Revision of Pantheinae, contribution XII" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Belciana biformis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. 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. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Belciana biformis images". Jungle Dragon. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Belciana biformis". Wild Imagery. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Belciana biformis (Walker, 1858) distribution". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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