Calesia fuscicorpus
| Calesia fuscicorpus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Calesia |
| Species: | C. fuscicorpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calesia fuscicorpus Hampson, 1891 | |
Calesia fuscicorpus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2] Caterpillars are known to feed on Justicia wynaadensis.[3] The male has a significant area of dense, raised scales that obscure the white discal spot and other markings.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Calesia flabellifera Moore, 1878". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "Calesia transvestita sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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