Hydrillodes morosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hydrillodes
Species:
H. morosa
Binomial name
Hydrillodes morosa
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Hydrillodes lentalis Guenée, 1854
  • Bleptina morosa Butler, 1879

Hydrillodes morosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar and China-Korea border.[3][4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on fresh, mature leaves of Litsea coreana.[5]

The species has been used in experiments with insect teas.

References

  1. "Species Details: Hydrillodes morosa Butler, 1879". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Han, Hui-Lin; Jin, Da-Yong; Nguyen, Cuong; Park, Kyu-Tek (2006). "Six Species of the Subfamily Herminiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) New to China, with Seven New Records from Mt. Changbai". Korean Journal of Applied Entomology. 45 (2): 131–137.
  4. Roh, Seung-Jin; Shin, Sat-Byul; Shin, Young-Min; Eom, Tae-Yang; Oh, Seong-Jin; Byun, Bong-Kyu (2012). "Lepidopterous Insect Fauna of Mt. Geumwonsan, Prov. Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea". Journal of Korean Nature. 5 (3): 233–235d. doi:10.7229/jkn.2012.5.3.233.
  5. Jia, Xuejing; Li, Peng; Wan, Jianbo; He, Chengwei (2017). "A review on phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Litsea coreana". Pharmaceutical Biology. 55 (1): 1368–1374. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1302482. PMC 7011990. PMID 28301985.


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