Nycteola indicatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
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

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.

Description

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

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

  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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 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.


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