Dichromia quinqualis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in the South Pacific including: Fiji, Queensland and Java.[1]

Dichromia quinqualis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dichromia
Species:
D. quinqualis
Binomial name
Dichromia quinqualis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Hypena duplicalis Walker, 1859
  • Hypena quinqualis

Biology

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The larvae feed on Cynanchum elegans, an Apocynaceae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (31 July 2019). "Dichromia quinqualis Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 September 2010). "Dichromia quinqualis Walker, 1859". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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