Red costate tiger moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Aloa
Species:
A. lactinea
Binomial name
Aloa lactinea
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena lactinea Cramer, 1777
  • Bombyx sanguinolenta Fabricius, 1793
  • Aloa marginata Moore, 1883
  • Rhodogastria frederici Kirby, 1892
  • Aloa sanguinolenta Moore, 1882
  • Amsacta lactinea Hampson, 1901
  • Creatonotus negritus Hampson, 1894

Aloa lactinea, the red costate tiger moth, is a moth of family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in India, Japan, southern and western China,[2] Taiwan, Java, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Myanmar[1] and the Philippines.

Description

In Ezhimala, Kerala, India

Its wingspan is about 40 mm long.[3] The abdomen is yellow. Antennae black with a scarlet basal joint. Palpi scarlet at sides, white below, the terminal joint black. Head white with a crimson line behind it. Thorax white. Wings primarily white. Forewings with a scarlet fascia along the costa. Red markings are with a deep crimson tone. The band on the head is broader. A black speck at each angle of cell present, but some absent. Hindwings with a black spot at end of cell and a sub-marginal series of four, the two towards anal angle sometimes absent. Larva black with lateral tufts of reddish-brown hair. A sub-dorsal series of scarlet spots present. Dorsal, sub-dorsal, and lateral series of black spots also present. Somites 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th with sub-lateral spots. Two spots only on the 11th somite.[4][5]

Ecology

The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to montane regions.[6] It is a minor pest. The caterpillar feeds on castor, coffee, jute, groundnut, teak, ragi, sunflower, maize, finger millet,[7] sweet potato, and beans.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Aloa lactinea (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Aloa lactinea (Gramer) マエアカヒトリ Cat. 3332". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Red Costate Tiger moth". Project Noah. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ↑ "Aloa lactinea". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.
  7. ↑ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
  8. ↑ "Aloa lactinea (Cramer)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 23 July 2016.


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