Rivula bioculalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] the Andaman Islands, the Indian subregion, Taiwan, Thailand and Borneo.[2]

Rivula bioculalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Rivula
Species:
R. bioculalis
Binomial name
Rivula bioculalis
Moore, 1877
Synonyms
  • Naranga albistriga Hampson, 1893
  • Rivula furcifera Hampson, 1907

Its forewings are pale ochreous brown. A darker discal spot is present. From the spot, a fine sinuous, oblique, slightly darker medial extends to the dorsum. Irregular sinuous postmedial runs parallel to it. Hindwings ochreous brown. Larval host plants are Oryza and Panicum species.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rivula bioculalis Moore, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rivula bioculalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.