Dasychira thwaitesi

Dasychira thwaitesi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1883. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Dasychira thwaitesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Dasychira
Species:
D. thwaitesi
Binomial name
Dasychira thwaitesi
Moore, [1883]
Synonyms
  • Dasychira pudica Moore, [1887]
  • Orgyia thwaitesi C. Swinhoe, 1923

The caterpillar is a minor pest on Camellia sinensis. Caterpillars are primary hosts for many parasitoid wasps such as Brachymeria euploeae and Brachymeria lasus.[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Chalcidoid associates of named taxon". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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