Nycteola indicatana is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Singapore, Borneo, Java and the Solomon Islands.

Nycteola indicatana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nycteola
Species:
N. indicatana
Binomial name
Nycteola indicatana
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix indicatana Walker, 1863
  • Subrita? parvella Walker, 1866
  • Gyrtothripa microdonta Hampson, 1912
  • Symitha indicatana ferrugana Fletcher, 1957

Description

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Forewings pale gray with irregular transverse dark gray fasciation. A central triangle and a dark sub-basal bar found in the costa. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large. The caterpillar has a pale green and yellowish-green body. Whitish primary setae arise from white dots. A pale spiracular line and faint dark dorsal line visible. Pupation occurs in a canoe-shaped pure white silken cocoon.[3]

Larval host plants are Eugenia, Lagerstroemia and Syzygium.[4]

Subspecies

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Four subspecies are recognized.

  • N. i. indicatana - Indian subregion, Sri Lanka
  • N. i. microdonta - Singapore, Borneo
  • N. i. parvella - Java
  • N. i. ferrugana - Solomon Islands

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Symitha indicatana Walker, 1863". 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. ^ "Nycteola indicatana Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests" (PDF). Nature. Retrieved 12 November 2018.