Nycteola indicatana
Nycteola indicatana is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Singapore, Borneo, Java and the Solomon Islands.
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Description
Forewings pale gray with irregular transverse dark gray fasciation. A central triangle and a dark sub-basal bar found in the costa. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large. The caterpillar has a pale green and yellowish-green body. Whitish primary setae arise from white dots. A pale spiracular line and faint dark dorsal line visible. Pupation occurs in a canoe-shaped pure white silken cocoon.[3]
Larval host plants are Eugenia, Lagerstroemia and Syzygium.[4]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized.
- N. i. indicatana - Indian subregion, Sri Lanka
- N. i. microdonta - Singapore, Borneo
- N. i. parvella - Java
- N. i. ferrugana - Solomon Islands
References
- "Species Details: Symitha indicatana Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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 – via Academia.
- "Nycteola indicatana Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests" (PDF). Nature. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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