Blenina donans

Blenina donans
Blenina donans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Bleninae
Genus: Blenina
Species: B. donans
Binomial name
Blenina donans
Walker, [1858]
Synonyms
  • Blenina pannosa Moore, 1882
  • Blenina grisea Moore, 1872
  • Blenina metachrysa Turner, 1902
  • Blenina triphaenopsis Hampson, 1905

Blenina donans is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found from India,[1] Sri Lanka[2] to the Pacific region (Australia, New Caledonia[3]).[4]

Description

The wingspan of the adults is up to 40mm. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. Fore wings with slightly excised outer margin towards angle. Hind wings rounded. Head and thorax greyish suffused with fuscous. Abdomen orange fulvous with slight greyish tuft at base. Fore wings grey suffused with fuscous slightly and with a green tinge in some places. Somewhat indistinct waved sub-basal, oblique medial, postmedial and irregular sub-marginal dark lines can be seen. There is a dark streak runs from discocellulars to the sub-marginal line above outer angle. Hind wings orange with marginal fuscous-black border, widest at apex.[5]

Larva sub-cylindrical, with all prolegs present and well developed. Head is smooth, and yellowish green. Body smooth, and grass green with the venter tinged blue. Spiracles orange.[6]

Host-plants: the larvae feed on Persimmons of Diospyros sp. (Ebenaceae) [7]

References

  1. ↑ Hewitson & Moore, 1882. New Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the Collection of the late Mr.W.S.Atkinson.
  2. ↑ "Distribution of Blenina donans Walker, 1857". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ↑ www.endemia.nc/
  4. ↑ Blenina at funet
  5. ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Blenina donans Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ↑ butterflyhouse.com.au


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