Dasychira moerens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Dasychira |
| Species: | D. moerens
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894
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Dasychira moerens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Felder in 1894.[1] It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]
The caterpillar is known to feed on Rosa, Theobroma cacao,[4] Smilax and Vitis species.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dasychira moerens Felder, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Survey, documentation and identification of entomofauna of cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. in major cocoa growing regions of South India". Journal of Applied and Natural Science. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Dasychira moerens Felder". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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