Xanthodes intersepta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Xanthodes
Species:
X. intersepta
Binomial name
Xanthodes intersepta
Guenée, 1852

Xanthodes intersepta is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia and Java.[3]

Description

It is similar to its sympatric species Xanthodes transversa. But it differs from X. transversa in having the pure white palpi. The vertex of the head is whitish. Thorax and abdomen bright yellow. Legs reddish brown. Tibia covered with long hairs. Forewings bright yellow. Transverse black lines are reduced to a series of specks. Antemedial series curved. A large bright rufous triangular patch runs from just below the apex. Cilia rufous. Hindwings reddish-brown suffusion with rufous outer margin.[4]

Its larval host plant is Abelmoschus esculentus.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Xanthodes intersepta Guenée, 1852". 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. ↑ "ヒトトガリコヤガ Xanthodes intersepta Guenée, 1852". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Description of Xanthodes intersepta Guenée, 1852". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pests of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench.) in Paonta Valley, Himachal Pradesh". UHF Regional Horticultural Research Station. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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