Episparis liturata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Java, Borneo, Myanmar, China and Thailand.
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| Episparis liturata Hampson, 1893
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Description edit
The wingspan of the male is 41 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen and wings are pale dull reddish brown. Forewings with white line on subbasal and postmedial areas. A yellow patch is found at lower angle of cell. An irregular white spot found on the discocellulars. There is an indistinct medial dark line excurved around the cell. A pale sinuous postmedial line arising from a white spot on costa. Apical patch is yellow. Hindwing with dark mark on discocellulars. Underside of the wings is white.[3]
The caterpillars are pale green, with pink or purplish patches, white dots and a dorsolateral white line. Setae of caterpillars are short, and development of chalazae is weak. Caterpillars are known to feed on Adina, Mitragyna and Schleichera species.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Species Details: Episparis liturata Fabricius, 1787". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 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.
- ^ "Biology of Episparis liturata Fabricius, 1787". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Episparis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
External links edit
- Studies on external genitalial morphology of subfamily Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Melia azedarach - Chinaberry tree
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