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Lasiolopha saturata

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Lasiolopha saturata
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L. saturata
Binomial name
Lasiolopha saturata
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Areola saturata Walker, 1865
  • Paracrama olivacea Hampson, 1893
  • Lasiolopha saturata Walker; Kobes, 1997

Lasiolopha saturata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Thailand, New Guinea[3] and Australia.[4]

Description

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Forewings dark grayish green with two irregular green bands. Hindwings gray brownish with orange shades at the margin. The caterpillar has a greenish body with a lateral white line. Head orange with black markings. Thorax bulbous.[5]

Larval food plant is Memecylon. Pupation occurs in a cocoon at the base of mid-rib. The cocoon is semi-ovoid and the pupa is ovoid.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Lasiolopha saturata Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "The Chloephorinae, Ariolicini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Lasiolopha saturata Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2015). "Lasiolopha saturata (Walker, 1865)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Lasiolopha saturata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.