Diomea rotundata

Diomea rotundata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2][3] the Indian subregion, Taiwan,[4] Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sumba.

Diomea rotundata
Diomea rotundata, Erebidae (Noctuidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Diomea
Species:
D. rotundata
Binomial name
Diomea rotundata
Walker, 1857

Description

Forewings steely greyish black, and marked with black, including prominent discal spots. A larger white mark on the forewing costa can be seen sometimes. There is an irregular black submarginal line which is expanded into blocks sub-dorsally and at one third from the costa, with a smaller block on the costa. Hindwing with a longitudinal rectangle. The caterpillar is a fungus feeder. It is dirty white with indistinct pink marbling. A pink spot is found dorsally at the rear of each segment. The head lacks setae, but with glossy tubercles. Pupation begins on a tree or the fungus in a tight-fitting cocoon which is semi-ovoid in shape.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Diomea rotundata Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Diomea Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. "此為 Diomea rotundata 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Diomea rotundata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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