Lophoptera squammigera
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Lophoptera squammigera is a member of the moth family Euteliidae. It occurs in the Oriental tropics from Sri Lanka to Sundaland, Sulawesi, Timor and the Bismarck Archipelago.
Description[edit]
Its wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings of the male are somewhat broader. Body greyish brown. Forewings with double sub-basal, antemedial and postmedial waved lines. The medial area suffused with fuscous, and with dark stria in and below cell. Two sub-marginal single waved lines, the inner dark at costa. Hindwings fuscous without hyaline.[2]
Host plants of the larvae are Euphorbiaceae (Mallotus sp. and Briedelia sp.), Dipterocarpaceae (Shorea sp.) and Tiliaceae (Grewia sp.).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Lophoptera squammigera Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lophoptera squammigera Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
External links[edit]
- de Vos, Rob "Lophoptera squammigera (Guenée, 1852)". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved January 20, 2019.