Vitessa suradeva

Vitessa suradeva is a moth of the family Pyralidae.[1][2] It is found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.[3]

Vitessa suradeva
Vitessa sp cf. suradeva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Vitessa
Species:
V. suradeva
Binomial name
Vitessa suradeva
Moore, 1860
Synonyms
  • Vitessa formosa Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Vitessa rama Moore, [1885]
  • Vitessa suradeva suradeva Munroe & Shaffer, 1980
  • Vitessa suradeva rama Munroe & Shaffer, 1980

Description

Its head and thorax are golden yellow. The antennae are black. Abdomen with black and white bands. Base of forewing golden yellow. There are two subbasal metallic black spots on forewing. Hindwings white. The species' larval food plant is Dichapetalum gelonioides.[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.[5]

  • Vitessa suradeva suradeva Moore, [1860] - North India, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Vitessa suradeva rama[6] Moore, 1885 - South India, Sri Lanka

References
  1. "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Vitessa suradeva Moore, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 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 28 March 2018.
  4. "Unusual sex ratio of Vitessa suradeva Moore (Pyralinae: Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) attracted to light traps". Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. Savela, Markku. "Vitessa Moore, [1860]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  6. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Vitessa suradeva rama Moore, 1889". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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